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ב׳׳ה On the Stringency of writing Megillas Esther, the beginnings of Safrus from Ezra hasofer, ksav Ashuris, ksiva tama, the 70 languages and on sirtut The Berditchever writes at length his view on ksav Asuris etc, in his Kedusha Shniya on Purim. As you’ll see below. The first part(kidusha rishona), concerning the stringency of megilla, does not have to do with  סת״ם  as much as comparing it to Sefer Torah, in general. The later points have more to do with  סת״ם  itself. Nonetheless, I trust this first part will still be of interest to the sofrim. Permission for use of the pictures of the text was given by the  מו״ל  of this edition (who happens to be a descendant of the Berditchever!) The stringency we find by Megillas Esther over a sefer Torah.  There is a stronger obligation to read the megilla than there is a to read the Torah. Yet the Torah is from Moshe from Sinai while the Megilla is only written  ברוח  הקודש ...

mazal tov mazal tov! i am proud and happy to share that i was just commissioned to write a sefer torah! it will be my first b"H and i have quite a few questions regarding technical details and arrangements that must be set in place prior to starting. there is no socher involved -- it will be a direct arrangement between me and the private client i am interested in receiving feedback from those who have experience writing sifrei torah and can explain considerations regarding: formulation of a contract agreement timelines and completion dates for specific parshiyot etc pricing for klaf and other materials  (including how much and how often to receive payment) sizes and variational options of sifrei torah dimensions (i prefer to write 8mm size ksav) hachnasas sefer torah ceremonies, etc any other relevant information based on professional experience also important to mention is that the ksav is mehudar (based on the opinion of a magiha musmach with over 30+ years exper...

Someone asked me to fix there sefer torah that is missing all the dots on top of certain words in the sefer torah. I have never done this before and I was wondering over which words is it done and how