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My Journey to Become a Sofer – Part 11 – Writing

We had got on to learning how to write. As I mentioned before, when one begins learning to write, one starts off without ink! One starts off without a kulmus (quill)! In fact, one starts off with a pencil and paper. Not just one pencil – but two.

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God, the The Torah and The Jewish People are One – For Members of the I Care Club

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I took these photos a few years ago and made up a montage of them using my graphic skills. The important areas are in colour with the less important parts in black and white.

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Torah Scroll – For Members of the “I Care Club”

This picture was taken by me years ago at a Barmitzvah (when a Jewish boy turns 13) at the Kotel (the Western Wall in Jerusalem).

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Choni HaMaagel – Choni the Circle Drawer – A Story for Tu BiShevat

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My Journey to Become a Sofer – Part 10 – Learning to Write!

Things were progressing “nicely” if one could say that. I had now studied the laws in the Shulchan Aruch together with the Mishnah Berurah. We had gone through the questions related to the learning. I had made a find – the Keset HaSofer! It was time to start learning how to actually write!

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My Journey to Become a Sofer – Part 9 – The Keset HaSofer!

I had worked my way through the Shulchan Aruch and Mishnah Berurah Chapter 32, paragraphs 1-36. Together with my teacher, we had read every part, discussed the basics (I point out clearly – the basics) of the Halachah and gone through the questions in the booklet of questions mentioned in my previous post.

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The Letters of Rabbi Akiva – Otiot De’Rabbi Akiva – Midrashic Story With Video

The Letters of Rabbi Akiva – “Otiot De’Rabbi Akiva” is a well known Midrash sharing the story of how God created the universe and all of life. At the beginning of Creation, the holy 22 letters of the Aleph Beit approach God, asking Him to create the world from it – that it should be the first letter of the entire Torah (and life itself!) The story shares how the letters approached God one at a time in reverse order, starting with Tav.

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My Journey to Become a Sofer – Part 8 – My First Teacher and Our Learning Together

I was ready for my second lesson! The schedule seemed straightforward – and it really was. In fact, as far as I am concerned, there’s not much more to write about regarding anything out of the ordinary concerning the lessons I had with the young Sofer. Let me share a little though:

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LIGHTS – A Fable (and the Story) of Chanukah (Award Winning Animation)

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The Process of Making Meat Kosher (Includes Video)

For those who want to become rabbis, they will have to learn the laws for koshering meat! One can find these laws – known as the laws of melichah in the second section of the Shulchan Aruch – Yoreh Deah in chapters 69-78. There’s really a lot of material to go through, especially when one learns (as one should) with the nosei keilim (the main commentaries i.e. the Shach, Taz and other authorities).

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