The International STa"M Forum

I haven't bought in years and one of my brushes is shedding lots of hairs. The brushes are hard to find in Israel and it would be much easier to order online while in the US.

Does anyone have phone number and hours for Rav M.S. Klein?

I didn't find it on the major online sefarim shops.

Does anyone know what these needles are called? I want to order them online in bulk and don't know what to search for.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/14/nyregion/metropolitan-diary-moving-a-mezuzah.html This story is really non-news. A building superintendent knowing how to nail something to the wall is not a big deal. Even knowing that a mezuza case has a scroll inside is unsurprising if there are a lot of Jews in the building who don't know that they need to hang the mezuzos themselves. The tragedy is that the Jewish tenant had no clue, and the "sofer" who sold her the mezuza couldn't even be bothered to roll the (probably passul) scroll correctly is really what struck me. I have always thought that the state of sta"m years ago, and to a lesser extent today, was due to a lack of education. It seems that people simply don't care , which is a much harder problem to deal with. I can see a Judaica store owner having no clue that a scroll is written incorrectly. I cannot fathom how he couldn't take 30 extra seconds to roll it neatly. That's not ignorance, that's...

I just cant figure out how this sofer operates

Would you buy Stam from a Sofer that doesn't say אתה חוננתני on motzsh"k-since you don"t have to redaven? Then why buy mezuzos when sofer doesnt make oketz on beis or bedek chaya?

I CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT CORRECTION WAS MADE HERE. (I called the sofer who said he made long lamed by mistake which cannot really be -however he writes very much and might not remember )

Sholom Aleichem to all of members of this wonderful blog. My name is Daniel Goldstein Certified Sofer from Scranton PA.  It is a pleasure to be part of this blog and hope to share more questions' coments and insights on Hilchos Sta"m together. Here is my first:) אות צ׳ Would the BLITAH on left side of the ROSH  be enough to machshir this tzaddi? I would like to hear your comments. Thank you.

B"H Does anyone have a simple Alef Beis STa"M practice sheet? Where one can fill in and practice writing the letters. If you could post it on the forum or email me ( rabbibressman@gmail.com) Thank you

Is there a mokor in Chabad sources that says Ksav Ari is also for other than Tefillin?In Shulchan oruch 36 Alter rebbe seems to indicate that the arizal differences are specifically for Tefillin.

Does any one know of a source for large-sized Peshutim Mehudarim 4 cm or larger.  Larger preferred.  Appreciate it very much.

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A sofer coming to Israel next month asked me to find a Jerusalem based, English speaking, knowledgeable and good batim worker to give a 2-3 day crash course in hachnasos, sealing and basic tikkunim. Any suggestions?