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As long as the gid is firmly in place it's fine. However, if it's loose and is moved out of place and doesn't pop right back then it needs to be fixed so it stays in place and if the batim are sealed it needs to be opened and resewn.
What about batim sewn poorly with a gap (ie not tightly closed). If the titura is later clamped and glued (to remedy the gap) and this causes the stitches to loosen a bit, how does this sit halachically?
הגם שהתפירה כשרה אע"פ שהיא רפויה מעט, מ"מ היא עלולה להקרע, ולכן ראוי לפתוח כדי למתוח את התפירה. וכפי שכתב ר' ירחמיאל שליט"א אם כבר פותחים את התפירה חייבים להוציא את הדבק כדי שיהא הסגירה מחמת תפירה ולא מחמת דבק [או שזה חשש תעשה ולא מן העשוי
The same applies even if the tefiros were ok but became passul once the batim are sealed. Even if kosher, if quite loose, I'd suggest resewing or tightening if not yet knotted (and resealing) as Rav Moshe suggested, as they can get wron down and eventually tear or gradually get yanked out of place.
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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?
As long as the gid is firmly in place it's fine. However, if it's loose and is moved out of place and doesn't pop right back then it needs to be fixed so it stays in place and if the batim are sealed it needs to be opened and resewn.
ReplyDeleteWhat about batim sewn poorly with a gap (ie not tightly closed). If the titura is later clamped and glued (to remedy the gap) and this causes the stitches to loosen a bit, how does this sit halachically?
Deleteהגם שהתפירה כשרה אע"פ שהיא רפויה מעט, מ"מ היא עלולה להקרע, ולכן ראוי לפתוח כדי למתוח את התפירה. וכפי שכתב ר' ירחמיאל שליט"א אם כבר פותחים את התפירה חייבים להוציא את הדבק כדי שיהא הסגירה מחמת תפירה ולא מחמת דבק [או שזה חשש תעשה ולא מן העשוי
ReplyDeleteThe same applies even if the tefiros were ok but became passul once the batim are sealed. Even if kosher, if quite loose, I'd suggest resewing or tightening if not yet knotted (and resealing) as Rav Moshe suggested, as they can get wron down and eventually tear or gradually get yanked out of place.
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