Tagged Questions
10
votes
1answer
82 views
Ta'amei Mikra and the Torah Scroll
I have heard that a haftorah klaf (scroll) is still considered kosher and usable if the Ta'amei Mikra have been written on it. Yet I've always been told that this is not true for a Torah scroll. Why ...
1
vote
1answer
53 views
Writing Sefer Torah for Melech (King)
It says in the Mishnah (Sanhedrin Daf 21b):
וכותב לו ס"ת לשמו
— that a Sefer Torah should be written for the King "l'shmo". What does l'shmo in this case mean: for the "sake of the King"? ...
6
votes
1answer
159 views
Learning the shapes of the letters as a Baal Koreh
I would have thought that the shapes of the letters would be a good thing for Baal Koreh to know, but I was told that since Sefrie Torah are not invalidated until they are declared as such, this would ...
5
votes
3answers
157 views
May one use a Sephardic Torah in an Ashkenaz minyan?
May an Ashkenaz minyan use a sephardic torah (written in כתב וועליש) for their minyan or vise versa? Please cite a source
7
votes
5answers
252 views
Different Size Letters in the Torah
I've often wondered if someone has compiled anything about the "special letters" in the Torah: All the letters that are either big or small. Together, do they read as something special? One or more ...
2
votes
1answer
66 views
Mitzvas Kesivas Sefer Torah
If you purchase a finished Sefer Torah are you Yotzei the Mitzva of Kesivas Sefer Torah?
6
votes
1answer
365 views
What does it cost to write one's own Sefer Torah - and how long would it take?
I'm wondering if anybody else has experience writing their own Sefer Torah, how long it took them and how much it cost.
It took me about 9 years and about $3,500 to write mine.
