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This article originally appeared in the Jewish press and has been adapted for web A fascinating question arose in a local minyan on Purim that touches on two important areas of the halachos of STaM: חק תוכות (chok tochos), forming a letter through erasure, and מחיקת השם (mechikas Hashem), the prohibition against erasing Hashem’s Name.

Why We’re Addressing This Recently, someone asked us: Is it permitted to post pictures of mezuzot or tefillin online if Hashem’s name appears in the image? We appreciate the question and take it very seriously. At KosherKlaf, we are meticulous in our halachic standards and are committed to providing educational material about STaM (Sifrei Torah,

🖨️ Click to View & Print Opens full-size in a new tab — use your browser’s print function (Ctrl+P / Cmd+P) This image is a guide detailing the laws and proper method for affixing a Mezuzah. It provides instructions on where Mezuzot are required, such as doorways of rooms and hallways in homes or offices,

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In order for the letter Aleph to be kosher, it must consist of five components: the main body, an upper yud with its leg, and a lower yud with a tag (stroke) connecting it to the body. In the Arizal script, the right yud is not shaped like a standard yud, but rather like an inverted dalet. In

𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚 M𝐞𝐳𝐮𝐳𝐚𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥 — 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥… 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧. 𝐄𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐳𝐮𝐳𝐚𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 That’s not a joke or metaphor. In the mezuzah shown above, the sofer (scribe) mistakenly wrote: “על הירח” (al hayareach – “on