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Under What Circumstances Would Peshutos Mehudaros Be Acceptable?
One of my customers asked me the following question about peshutos mehudaros tefillin: You have written in your website that Peshutos Mehudaros are “not acceptable in halacha according to all poskim.” Are they acceptable for temporary use? For example, may … Continue reading
Kosher Tefillin on eBay For $111. Really?
Take a look at this eBay listing and than take a look at my comments below. One thing is for sure: The person who is listing these tefillin is living in a different world than I am. In my world, I … Continue reading
Mezuzah With Broken Letter Is Posel
This mezuzah is posel because the yud in the word לבנך, l’vanecha (your sons, four lines down, first word on the line) is missing its leg. An impression of the leg is visible, but the ink from the leg has completely … Continue reading
Tefillin Battim Cracking on Bottom
This bayis is bending on the bottom in the wrong place. The hinge is supposed to be on the back of the maavarta, not on the bottom. This bayis is still kosher and can be used. If during tefillin work … Continue reading
Two Letters Touching
This shaila was found while checking mezuzos today. It is a bit hard to understand how something so obvious was not caught up until now.
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Either Two Possel Or Two Missing
One of my customers was told by a ‘Yid’ (his intent was somebody who sees more than the rest of us) that he either has two possel mezuzos or two missing mezuzos. Being that he has mostly new, high quality … Continue reading
Ksav Beis Yosef, Sheimos According to Minhag Ari
Notice how the inside leg of the letter ‘Hey’ in Hashem’s name is different than the other ‘Hey’s’. This is called p’seia l’bar, step to the outside, and is a custom brought down in kabalah. The custom is to … Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy Takes Toll On Bayswater Tefillin
Somebody brought me four sets of tefillin from a shul in Bayswater that had been completely submerged under water for many hours as a result of Hurricane Sandy. They were so wet that the battim were soft like a sponge, and their shape was … Continue reading
Quickest Mezuzah Remover Around!
Normally when I do a house call, I take down three or four mezuzos, check them and put them back. Sometimes it is not convenient for the customer to have me do the checking on site, so I take all … Continue reading
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