Does anyone have knowledge of this Rov? I recently checked a pair of tefillin and the parshiyos are definitely not mehudar. The customer would like to go back to where he bought them and ask for a refund.
Rabbi Reuvain Mendlowitz clarifies his position on Ksav Chabad (and my final thoughts)
Last week I posted some thoughts in response to a public lecture given by Rabbi Reuvain Mendlowitz regarding Ksav Chabad (the Alter Rebbe's ksav). I felt he did not represent the issue fairly, and since I had received questions about it from a number of people I felt it made sense to write a general response. After I posted my response on this forum, Rabbi Mendlowitz reached out to me by email and we ended up having a respectful and productive email exchange regarding the relevant issues surrounding Ksav Chabad. His position is a lot clearer to me now, and I think he also took certain things on board that I clarified with him. The purpose of the Stam Forum (at least back in it's heyday before all the whats app groups took over) was to connect sofrim from around the world, to promote achdus and build bridges, as well as to offer support and advice. In that spirit, I felt I should write a follow up post, to clarify some of the issues and misconception...
This is a "hechsher" on the batim only. This rav is not on the recommended list and the retzuos he gave a hechsher to were the ones that were part of the scam a few years ago. The Yated called him out by name so it's public knowledge.
ReplyDeleteI doubt he's giving a hechsher on batim/retzuos any longer.
If your customer want's his money back he'll need more than the word of a sofer/magia. An expert posek in stam should be consulted.
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS THR RAV THAT GAVE HECHSHER ON PEELING RETZUOS!
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