As described in various sections of this site, no amount of caution is too great when it comes to inspection of Mezuzot. In addition to the various methods of scrutinization employed by our highly trained and certified examiners, we offer computer scanning. The STaM computer scanning system was developed by the Vaad Mishmereth STaM to be able to scan and examine almost all handwritings.
After the scribe carefully writes or inspects the scroll, the writing is double-checked for textual accuracy using computer scanning technology. The computer scans the Mezuzah for textual errors and may catch something the scribe, who is only human, overlooked. This is an extra assurance of Kashrut, endorsed by the Vaad Mishmereth STaM as an effective additional method of inspection.
It is hard to believe that computers catch almost 72% of Sifrei Torah with mistakes, even after careful examination by scribes! Although Mezuzot and Tefillin have a lower percentage of computer-caught mistakes, errors are found via the computer scanning process on almost a daily basis.
NOTE: Because the computer only seeks textual errors, once the text of a Mezuzah,Tefillin or Sefer-Torah has been computer-verified, it will no longer, in its lifetime, require additional computer scanning.
Comments