Kesiva Tama is out of print and is not available in stores. I'd suggest contacting the mechaber directly (which is what I did after his first edition was not...
Kesiva Tama is out of print and is not available in stores. I'd suggest contacting the mechaber directly (which is what I did after his first edition was not...
BS"D Shalom, First, yasher koach to R. Adam for making this forum available, and also for his sefer Chok L'Sofer, which I highly recommend. One thing I have...
I have been a magia for 15 years and have tried every technical pen. After checking 1000's of mezuzahs, parashios, etc. I can tell you that the Rotring ...
When you say you "only recommend Hadar #17 ink"-- is that only when using a technical pen or for all writing (even w/ a feather etc.)? TIA, Etan ... pen. After...
The recommendation of Hadar 17 is for the technical pen. We were not discussing the kulmus. Whatever ink works for you and you have no problems with the color...
A technical pen is not a quill. It is commonly used by drafters, engineers and architects. It is a metal tipped, fine point pen, which is used by most ...
A technical pen (also known as Rapidograph) is a metal tipped pen available in a variety of widths which produces very even lines. Originally a staple tool of...
It seems that most poskim take issue with the use of the regular rapidograph ink, even if all the ingredients are kosher, however, most examiners use the ...
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yona vogel
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Feb 20, 2005 11:37 am
Yerachmiel, Shalom. Regarding the use of a metal-tipped pen, Rav Shammai Gross instructed me not to use it even though it would greatly help my writing. In my...
Shalom, thank you for your discussion of technical pens vs: hakulmus. I was interested by your treatment of the sofrus ink and wanted to ask a question about...
A properly made kulmus should lay down the ink, strong and black, in one stroke-- with no need for "multiple strokes". This is assuming, as you said, that the...
One extremely important issue has been overlooked here... The relative humidity in the room influences Ksav more than most sofrim would assume! The proper...
Writing with a metal (or any other material) tipped kulmus is mutar. Period. The halacha is clear,and the books are available to anyone who cares to read them....
On the other hand Rav Freidlander told me that a mezuzah written with a metal tipped pen, including a rapidograph, is lechatchila (Bnei Yona) and the various...
Any ideas where to buy a good (or good-enough) thermometer / hygrometer? I have an old one that doesn't seem to be accurate anymore... Even better-- a nice big...
BS"D Hello, Just to put my two cents in about a few issues: It's interesting to note that while a metal pen may be mutar, (one opinion in) halacha actually...
Indeed originally feather quils were forbidden and only reeds were permitted - however the halacha then goes on to state that nowadays quills are permitted -...
I am curious to know if the synthetic inks have the haskama from the gedolei haposkim. My understanding as to why Rav Elyashiv and many others are lechatchila...
BS"D Someone wrote: **** "Indeed originally feather quils were forbidden and only reeds were permitted - however the halacha then goes on to state that...
If you look in shulchan aruch, mishna berura, biur halacha, keses hasofer etc. you will find that there is no Kepeida if the dyo has afatzim and kankantum or...
Let's get some things straight, the d"yo we use is green Feris sulfate the colorant is green. "Carbon Black" is blue. Synthetic binders used in synthetic ink...
Every beginning calligrapher let alone a sofer, should be taught how to space a line of text so that the line is even. No letter should appear to be...
Rav Freidlander (posek of Vaad Mishmeres STAM in Yerushalayim) told me that use of metal for writing is mutar lechatchila as is stated in the Bnei Yonah. I...
Might I ask what the synthetic binder in question is? Acrylic is commonly used in other inks, but my concern is that being such a new substance one simply...
BS"D Hello Rabbosai, Someone wrote: ... ******** Regarding the use of inks that are mass produced for the rest of the velt, can someone explain to me why one...
You wrote: To say that an individual doesn't need to consult a chacham on matter of ... simply ... learned, ... My response: I never said that you don't have...
