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The forum is back online...for reference and research purposes.
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Rabbi Eli Gutnick
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Dear Readers and Members, The forum has been down for over 6 months because the domain name (www.stamforum.com) lapsed and it is no longer available to re purchase. Although this forum is now defunct (it has morphed into several whatsapp groups), I have had many requests to put it back online because it contains so much information (over 1,800 posts and thousands of comments in the discussions, on a wide range of topics related to STa"M). I have therefore put the forum back online at blogger, so the address is www.stamforum.blogspot.com. The forum lasted for a decade...not a bad effort! It was pretty popular back in the days before whatsapp and managed to receive over a million hits in it's short life. It was one of the only organised forums in the STa"M world and definitely the largest in it's heyday. I would like to thank all those who cobtributed over the years, particularly the early members who helped build it up. Thanking you all, Eli
Ink, Kosher vs. non-Kosher
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Zvi
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We all know that there is no ancient source that requires ink to be מן המותר בפיך . Possibly, as said here before, because in the olden days ink was always מן המותר בפיך and the question was never raised. It was probably self-evident. Nowadays, no decent Rav will approve an ink which is not מן המותר בפיך . Who was the first one to raise this question? Was it raised because of animal ingredients or because of non-kosher wine?
The rule is that if the regel comes from the MIDDLE, if the gug is a bit wide on either side, proportionately it's usually kosher. Fix by adding ink by widening the regel CAREFULLY so as not to make as small daled or backwards daled (which is also problematic).
ReplyDeleteIf the gug is really wide, then it's a problem even if it comes out from the middle.
I think Rav Stern discusses all these scenarios in detail in Mishnas Hasofer.
This case pictured is redeemable IMHO
The rule is that if the regel comes from the MIDDLE, if the gug is a bit wide on either side, proportionately it's usually kosher. Fix by adding ink by widening the regel CAREFULLY so as not to make as small daled or backwards daled (which is also problematic).
ReplyDeleteIf the gug is really wide, then it's a problem even if it comes out from the middle.
I think Rav Stern discusses all these scenarios in detail in Mishnas Hasofer.
This case pictured is redeemable IMHO
agreed
ReplyDeletemany poskim feel that if you made a "gug" instaed of a rosh its pasul.see minchas soles
ReplyDeletesee minchas soles #594
in the above case we are machshir only on used mezuza and let the customer know its not lechatchila
many poskim feel that if you made a "gug" instaed of a rosh its pasul.see minchas soles
ReplyDeletesee minchas soles #594
in the above case we are machshir only on used mezuza and let the customer know its not lechatchila