Mem Connection

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Another question on the Safrut desk:

Is the mem kosher if the leg of the vav would be added? Or is the connection between the chaf and vav of the mem needs to be bigger?


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  1. Shmuel BowmanMarch 26, 2020 at 8:20 AM

    Shalom Michael. I would write the base of the leg of the vav a bit thicker, and hopefully it will resolve the issue. Here's an example:

    https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/c50fad92-dbd4-47a8-a99d-e589663b222a/downloads/Mem%20question.pdf?ver=1585225079909

    Shmuel

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    1. Shmuel BowmanMarch 26, 2020 at 8:28 AM

      by "base of the leg of the vav", I mean where the top of the leg meets the head of the vav.

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  2. Shmuel BowmanMarch 26, 2020 at 8:22 AM

    I also uploaded it to my website as a download, so click on this link https://sacredscrolls.net/resources and go to "Mem question".

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  3. Michael ArashebnMarch 26, 2020 at 8:57 PM

    Also, if the top of the mem was fully closed, what would the halacha be?

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    1. Shmuel BowmanMarch 31, 2020 at 5:41 AM

      do you mean, if the roof of the Mem was fully closed, as if no distinction between the rosh of the khaf and the rosh of the vav?

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    2. Michael ArashebnApril 1, 2020 at 1:45 AM

      Yes as if there is no distinction between the rosh of the khaf and the vav.

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