Thank you for commenting on my ink article. In your comment you stated: "Many poskim disagree... Many rishonim have clearly stated the use of our ingredients." Would you please be kind enough to teach us (so I can include it in the article) which Poskim and what exactly and where did they say that the עפצים וקנקנתום type of ink is preferable over good quality דיו עשן that does not fail? We are not interested in biased פילפולים , or in those who said that דיו עשן is not being used because it fails easily or because it was not known how to make good quality דיו עשן. Nor are we interested in those who said to use עפצים וקנקנתום וגומא ואין לשנות when they discussed specifically the עפצים וקנקנתום type of ink. We are interested to find out where and who (if any) said explicitly, based on sources, that the עפצים וקנקנתום type of ink is preferable over good quality דיו עשן , even when there is דיו עשן of good quality that does not ...
I've been looking for years - never successful.
ReplyDeleteIf you find it anywhere please let me know! I'll do the same...
I got my copy via virtualgeula.com, which hunted it down for me. Cost around $100 US, I think.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I want a copy of zichron eliyahu. I found the 2 volume version of תפלה למשה also very good.
ReplyDeleteWhile Tefillah Lemoshe (just one of his works on tefillin) is very detailed and broad, it's not intended as halachah lemaaseh while Zichron Eliyahu is, at least according to Rav Elyashiv (unless stated otherwise).
ReplyDeleteI've heard that they're working on a Zichron Eliyahu 2.0.
ReplyDeleteA few ZE kuntresim were put out - one specifically on Shins and R' Gitman's son put out another one, which I haven't seen.