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.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Jewish Week Article

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Here's a great article from the Jewish Week , pointed out by Lion of Zion (don't miss the post discussion there ). "A Safer Tor...
Monday, June 15, 2009

Rashi Vs. Rabbeinu Tam - Round II

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There are two major discussions between Rashi and Rabeinu Tam that relate to Safrut and in this post I will talk about the second. My first...
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Thursday, June 4, 2009

About the Name of This Blog

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You probably noticed that the web url of this blog is kind of weird - "Lavlor". What's that? A scribe is usually called a ...
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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Exquisite Megillat Esther Case

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Made out of ivory, gold and silver, this is one of the nicest cases I've seen - I love the look of Esther and Achashverosh and the assim...
Thursday, May 21, 2009

The Minhag of Writing the Last Words of a Sefer Torah

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One of my favorite blogs, Lion on Zion, wrote a post about women in Safrut and in the discussion thread we somehow got drawn to the intere...
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Saturday, May 2, 2009

Jewish Fonts - A Guide for the Different Ktavim

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Although all Holy scrolls are written in Ktav Ashurit, there are many subdivisions within this script. Additionally, there are other fonts t...
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Friday, April 17, 2009

A Brief Dikduk Dvar Torah on Pessach and Shemini

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I don't focus much in Dikduk but I had a cool insight on the Parsha of this week and I will share. After all, Dikduk and Safrut do go ha...
Monday, April 13, 2009

Petuchot and Setumot

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This is one of the most hotly debated topics of Safrut and I just want to write a little bit about the basics and how this subject impacts...
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

My Progress #3: 11-lined Megillat Ester

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After some 2 months I managed to finish my first Megilla, a small 11-lines Megillat Ester. I put a great deal of effort in this project sinc...
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