In today’s day and age, virtually every kosher product available to the consumer comes with a hechsher. By hechsher, I mean an official and recognised rabbinical body or agency that certifies the kashrus of a product, be it a food item or a religious article. Hechsherim play a vital role in providing consumer confidence, and something branded by a reputable kashrus agency will be considered more legitimate than a similar product that does not. The agency has rigid policies and protocols in place to ensure correct standards are met, and they are independent of the manufacturer so that there is no conflict of interest. As we have discussed on this forum previously, there is a distinct lack of official hechsherim on Sta”m products - Tefillin, Mezuzos and Sifrei Torah. Even the Vaad Mishmeres Sta”m, the oldest and most well- known rabbinic agency in the Sta”m world does not certify products. They test and ordain sofrim and magihim (examiners), offer a computer checking service (sp...
Have you tried calling the airline? They may give you permission to take it on board even with eitz chayims. (Not that this answers your question but it's always the best option).
ReplyDeleteIt seems that one should try the most not to remove the atzei chayim because of the law "ain moridin", and this is considered horada b'kedusha, even temporarily.
ReplyDeleteObviously if there is no option, it probably can be done for the sake of the need of the sefer (see Rema YD 290).
I recall the bnei yona in discussion whether woman can sew on the eitz chaim, brings the rosh that the eitz of the seferr tora in the aron in be is hamikdosh must of been removed each time,and it's impossible that they made the Torah posul each time,therefore he concludes that it doesn't make it posul.
ReplyDeletePlease review the source since I've seen it a long time ago.
I recall the bnei yona in discussion whether woman can sew on the eitz chaim, brings the rosh that the eitz of the seferr tora in the aron in be is hamikdosh must of been removed each time,and it's impossible that they made the Torah posul each time,therefore he concludes that it doesn't make it posul.
ReplyDeletePlease review the source since I've seen it a long time ago.