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	<description>Understanding Tefillin, Mezuzah, Sefer Torah &#38; Megillah By Rabbi Melech Michaels, Sofer STaM</description>
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		<title>Is Anybody Still Fighting The Beis Yosef &#8211; Ari Zal K&#8217;sav Battle?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two types of safrus lettering: Ashkenaz and S&#8217;faradi. Ashkenaz breaks down into Beis Yosef K&#8217;sav and Ari Zal K&#8217;sav. Most people of Lithuanian descent use Beis Yosef K&#8217;sav. Most people of Eastern European descent (including all Chasidim) use Ari Zal K&#8217;sav. The Labovitch Chasidim use Ari Zal K&#8217;sav or Alter Rebbe K&#8217;sav which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safrus Police Issue A Ticket</title>
		<link>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2010/07/time-for-a-paint-job-maby/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you see your tefillin paint fading, bring them in. Is it halachah or aesthetics? Although b&#8217;dieved if tefillin are not black they may still be used, there are those (reshonim) who hold that black battim is a halacha l&#8217;moshe m&#8217;sini (a law that was passed down orally from the times of Moshe), namely Tosafos, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Kind of Pen Do I Use For Touch-ups On Tefillin &amp; Mezuzos?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melech</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have gone through many different periods when it comes to correction pens. I guess I should start with the dilemma so you&#8217;ll understand where a bodek (examiner of tefillin and mezuzos) is coming from. The dilemma is like this: If I use a kolmus (feather pen), sooner or later I&#8217;m going to mess up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does A Wearhouse Need a Mezuzah and Do We Make a Brachah?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2010/07/does-a-wearhouse-need-a-mezuzah-and-do-we-make-a-brachah/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melech</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Putting up mezuzos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to some Rabonim a warehouse requires a mezuzah and a brachah is made. This would be true for a store as well and even for a shed (even one that you just keep bicycles and suckah panels and so forth) that is four amosby four amos (approximately 36 sq. ft.) I just spoke to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is It A Kuf Or A Lamed?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2010/07/is-it-a-kuf-or-a-lamed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melech</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The letter in the middle of the picture is supposed to be a kuf, but is it? Cover up the leg and it appears to be a lamed. The tag on the top left was clearly made too big and it is brought down in halacha that one should be careful not to make the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which Side of the Door Case 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melech</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Putting up mezuzos]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You walk through the front door, walk down a hall to a bedroom, enter thebedroom, go through the bedroom and enter the garage. The only way into the garage from the house is through the bedroom, or from the outside door into the garage. Which side does the mezuzah from the bedroom to the garage go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reb Dovid Leib Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2010/07/reb-dovid-leib-greenfield/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2010/07/reb-dovid-leib-greenfield/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melech</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would like to introduce you to the Rosh (Dean) of the Vaad Mishmereth STaM, Reb Dovid Leib Greenfield. He is a person that I have a lot of respect for. He has shown a tremendous depth of understanding of the seforim dealing with hilchos stam, from the gemara through the rishonim andto the  poskim. He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Remedy For Bending Tefillin Battim</title>
		<link>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2010/07/home-remedy-for-bending-tefillin-battim/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2010/07/home-remedy-for-bending-tefillin-battim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melech</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  A clever customer showed me this trick for how to keep tefillin from bending on the bottom. Although some tefillin will never bend due to their great strength, other tefillin have a tendency to bend (especially in humid environments and when worn by people who perspire). Take a small piece of cardboard and cut [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Megillah Written on G&#8217;vill</title>
		<link>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2010/07/megillah-written-on-gvill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2010/07/megillah-written-on-gvill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melech</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My good friend Mr. Lenny brought me this beautiful, rare megillah written on deerskin. In halachah, this type of parchment is called g&#8217;vill. G&#8217;vill is a leather parchment which is treated far less than regular klaf during the production process. It used to be popular in sefrei torah, although the old sefrei torah that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Look At My Students</title>
		<link>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2010/06/my-students-come-from-all-different-backgrounds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mezuzadepot.com/2010/06/my-students-come-from-all-different-backgrounds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melech</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In addition to my regular activities as a sofer, I also teach safrus. Most of my teaching is done on a one on one basis, or in very small groups. The cours is divided into three main parts: writing, erasing, and pen making. I feel that each of these three parts must be mastered in order to have [...]]]></description>
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