YK's Sofer Blog - Jewish Scribe - לבלר סופר

For many years now, I use my spare time to research Safrut throughout the ages and also for writing as a Sofer Stam (currently busy with my own Sefer Torah). Here you will find revealing articles about this ancient art and you will also keep track of my progress.

Showing posts with label shem hashem. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shem hashem. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Pitum HaKetoret on Klaf - a Good Idea?

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One of the most popular Judaica items today is the Pitum HaKetoret, an excerpt of the Tamud in Kereisos 6, written like a Sefer Torah in p...
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Thursday, January 23, 2020

Preparatory Prayers in Safrut - an Overview

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The Talmud in Berachos 13a mentions in passing a classic Talmudical dispute if Mitzvot need intent (מצוות צריכות כוונה) or not. For instanc...
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Friday, October 4, 2019

Aleph א in Safrut and Modern History - Exploring the Hebrew Alphabet #1

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The Aleph is probably the most famous letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and one could spend hours talking about its history, hidden meanings an...
Monday, September 13, 2010

Havchanat Tinok in Holy Names

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A few months ago I saw M. Pinchas' post about Havchanat Tinok in regards to Shem Hashem. He was confronted with the following problemati...
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Mezuza

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The Mezuza is one of Safrut's most interesting items. It must be written Kesidran, in order, and Chazal say that it provides a special h...
Saturday, February 21, 2009

The Holy Shem

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According to Halacha, when a Sofer writes the Shem in Torah, he must do so with the proper Kavanah, that is, he must recite a verbal santifi...
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