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	<title>Tefillin &#38; Mezuza Depot of Monsey, NY &#187; Diary of a sofer: See the issues that Rabbi Michaels deals with on a daily basis.</title>
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	<description>Understanding Tefillin, Mezuzah, Sefer Torah &#38; Megillah By Rabbi Melech Michaels, Sofer STaM</description>
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		<title>Does Hashem&#8217;s Name Appear In The Megillah?</title>
		<link>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2011/03/does-hashems-name-appear-in-the-megillah/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One interesting feature of Megillas Esther is that Hashem&#8217;s name does not appear in the entire text. There are however a number of places that hint to Hashem&#8217;s name. The owner of the megillah pictured here had the sofer put three dots on top of every word that hints at Hashem&#8217;s name. The source for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Physical Stress and Breathing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melech</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is there tension and stress in your physical body? Do you have tight shoulders and neck muscles? Do you struggle to catch your breath? While I love working as a sofer, my body can often be locked in the same position for long periods of time. These positions are not particularly healthy ones, so I need to have small exercise breaks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recycled Packaging</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melech</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I try to save all the good packaging materials that come my way to reuse when I send you your orders. I guess if you see a familiar looking packing peanut, or one of those little plastic bags filled with air, it could just be yours.]]></description>
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		<title>Empty&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melech</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just opened a pair of empty battim. How could it happen? Why? What was the sofer who sewed them together thinking? Could it have been an honest mistake? What does it mean for the person who was wearing them? What will happen as a result of all the bracha l&#8217;vatallas? Maybe when Eliyahu comes he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I will betroth you to Me.</title>
		<link>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2011/02/i-will-betroth-you-to-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melech</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After we wrap the tefillin strap around the middle finger and hand, we say, &#8220;I will betroth you to me forever, and I will betroth you to Me with righteousnes, justice, kindness, and mercy. I will betroth you to Me with fidelity, and you shall know Hashem&#8221;. This verse from Hoshea 2:21-22  is talking about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exotic Hard Wood Mezuzah Cases</title>
		<link>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2010/10/exotic-hard-wood-mezuzah-cases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melech</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An as of yet unfinished Laurl Burl mezuzah case. For many years I have considered creating my own mezuzah cases. I have always wanted to move away from the mass produced, made in China look. I noticed that while there are many mezuzah cases produced by excellent artists, very few of them allow the customer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tekhelet (or tekheles or te cheles)</title>
		<link>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2010/10/tekhelet-or-tekheles-or-techeles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2010/10/tekhelet-or-tekheles-or-techeles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melech</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have a qualified techeles stringer (my son Naftali) who does custom orders. He makes a nine different types of knots based on the shittos of the rishonim all the way  to contemporary poskim. I have taken pictures of the Anybody who is interest in having tekehelt tied can contact me at 845-290-2546 or send me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Article About Old Sefer Torah From The Times Of The Rambam</title>
		<link>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2010/10/article-about-800-year-old-sefer-torah/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melech</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a link to an article about an interesting old sefer torah:http://www.rhodesjewishmuseum.org/history/the-800-year-old-torah This article will be of interest to readers who are interested studying the history of the letters. Of particular interest to me is the video of Rabbi David Rue. He explains that there are folds in between each column because this sefer was used by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pesukei D&#8217;Zimrah</title>
		<link>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2010/10/pesukei-dzimrah/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2010/10/pesukei-dzimrah/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melech</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every morning immediately after Baruch She&#8217;amar, we recite twenty eight verses from D&#8217;vrei HaYomim (16:-36). These verses tell us to, &#8220;&#8230;Praise Hashem for all his wonders and make them known among  the peoples&#8221;. We do this through speaking and singing about his actions.  We are also commanded to &#8220;seek out Hashem and his might,&#8221; and to &#8220;Seek His [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friends (and Brothers)</title>
		<link>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2010/10/friends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melech</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I was leaving for shul on Friday night I saw that my four year old son Yaakov Yisroel had only a light jacket on. Thinking he would be cold, I asked my wife where his coat was, but she told me that he was dressed warm enough as he was. Sure enough, by the [...]]]></description>
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