A Look At My Customers
April 30, 2010 - טז אייר תשע by Melech
Filed under A Look At My Customers
Pinchos Hager studying a cow's neck which is used to make tefillin battim (this one became posel because it may not have been made leshma so it has become a display in my office).
Ezra Bogopulsky shumzing with my about mezuzos While I am doing a Mezuzah House Call. June 23, 2010
- Rabbi Yona Sears helps his son Zalmy put on his new tefillin as his brother Mendy stands at his side. Rosh Chodesh Av, Tof Shin Eyen (6/8/10)
- Daniel Rubin from Teaneck. Daniel will be going to Eretz Yisroel to put on tefillin for the first time!Ezra Bogopulsky shmoozing with me about mezuzos While I am doing a Mezuzah House Call. June 23, 2010
Joshua Steinerman from Passaic, NJ. Mazal Tov! Enjoy your new tefillin!
Morey Ellis from Philadelphia, PA. Morey's father got to know my father while my father was visiting his father in a nursing home in Philadelphia. I was very impressed with Morey because he paid for part of his tefillin from his own money (and because he has a great smile, as you can see).The famous Rabbi Docter Jeremy Luchins. If you have science questions, only ask if you are prepared for a full unabridged answer.Yitz Rosenberg and son Shemulie, with me in the background fine tuning the tefillin shel rosh.
- Gershon Fern helping his son Mendy try on his new tefillin 6/3/10
- Chaim Richter and Rabbi Michaels
Used Sefer Torah Wanted
April 29, 2010 - טו אייר תשע by Melech
Filed under Sefer Torah, Uncategorized
I am interested in purchasing a good used sefer torah. If you have a sefer torah that is not being used and would like to sell it please contact me. I will evaluate it and offer you a fair price.
If you are interested in purchasing a good used sefer torah please contact me. I am currently upgrading my inventory.
Melech Michaels
845-290-2546
If this is the letter ‘Vov’ how can that be the letter ‘Raish’?
April 29, 2010 - טו אייר תשע by Melech
Filed under Diary of a sofer: See the issues that Rabbi Michaels deals with on a daily basis., Uncategorized
Here is a picture of a mezuzah that I was checking on a Mezuzah House Call in Monsey, NY on 4/28/10. Take a look at the last letter on the top line. While it is supposed to be a ‘vov’, the top is to long and it is taking on a characteristic of a ‘raish’. Now look at the second to last word on the bottom line. The last letter is supposed to be a ‘raish’ but the gog (roof) is so short that it looks like a ‘vov’. What is interesting here is that within the same mezuzah we have two letters that are contradicting each other. If the ‘vov’ is a ‘vov’, than the ‘raish’ can’t possibly be a ‘raish’. It is as if the top line of this mezuzah is testifing against the bottom line! The ‘vov on the top line appears to be at least as long as the ‘raish on the bottom line. In fact, depending on where you begin measuring from, the ‘vov’ on the top line is actually longer than the ‘raish’. Here’s something to think about: Which is worse? The ‘vov’ or the ‘raish’? I would venture to say that the ‘vov’ on top is worse. I have brought mezuzos with ‘raishes’ with short gagim (tops) to rabonim an they were machshir (approved) them.
