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.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Beware of False Mezuzot

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While watching TorahLive's Mezuza DVD (see previous post), I was intrigued to hear about a story of false Mezuzot in the Bank of Israel ...

TorahLive - Mezuza

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The other day I saw this DVD in the local Judaica store - a Mezuza DVD presentation. I happen to know the person behind it, Rabbi Roth, and ...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Hanukka Candles and Mezuza

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There's an interesting Halacha in Hanuka that is connected to the Safrut topic. The Talmud in Shabbos (22a) says: אמר רבה נר חנוכה...
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Friday, December 9, 2011

My Progress #8: 3rd Mezuza - Big Size

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I'm moving soon to a new house and I will need quite a few Mezuzot, so wrote a third Mezuza. This time, I used a big size klaf, with li...
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Monday, December 5, 2011

Ink

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The title of this post is rather short and simple but this topic in Safrut is obscure, confusing and very challenging. The scribes usually p...
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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Short Q&A - Machon Ot

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Founded by Rabbi Yitzchak Shteiner and Rabbi Yitzchak Goldshtein,  Machon Ot is  a non-profit organization  based in Jerusalem which has de...
Thursday, November 3, 2011

Halacha LeMaase: Hanging Words

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A student from Indiana University emailed me some pictures of an old Sefer Torah which reminded me of a few obscure Halachot. Take a look i...
Monday, October 24, 2011

Baruch Shekivanti!

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"In the beit midrash, it is considered an exciting delight to find that one's original thought was actually innovated by an earl...
Monday, October 3, 2011

Melechet Shamayim

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Just came across a very good blog that also focuses on Safrut. The author is very handy and like experiments, and I specially like his seri...
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Sunday, October 2, 2011

Ze Keili VeAnveihu זה אלי ואנוהו

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This is an addendum to one of my earlier posts which discussed Ze Keili Veanveihu. Just a quick briefing: " זה אלי ואנוהו "...
Friday, September 23, 2011

Saving an Holocaust Torah Scroll - Part II

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This is a follow-up of an earlier post . So here we are, a year since I first saw the Holocaust Torah I wrote about. For a full year nothi...
Thursday, September 1, 2011

The Lost Torah Scroll from Munkatch

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This is for the Hebrew speaking readers - the remarkable story of a small Sefer Torah from Munktach which survived the WW2. Enjoy
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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Stam Stories #5: The Sofer and the Quill

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Horav Moshe Zaggaro, zl, one of the distinguished rabbanim in Fez, Morocco, was also a sofer, scribe. He had an interesting way of writing a...
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Matzos and Tefillin of Rabbeinu Tam

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Someone presented me with a brand new Sefer called Ot Yatziv, from Zanz, which deals exclusively with the Minhaguim of Zanz in Sa...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Saving an Holocaust Torah Scroll - Part I

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There's has been a lot of press surrounding the veracity of a few Holocaust Torah Scrolls sold by a Maryland Rabbi, and being that I...
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Monday, January 24, 2011

Ktav Ari

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Check my previous post on the different Ashurit scripts before reading this one. The Ktav Ari is one of Safrut's most fascinating ...
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