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STAM bits: Parsha | STAMink – Sofer stuff
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STAM bits introduction and index. Stay up to date. 169; 2011-2016 Etan Katz.
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STAM bits: Large & Small Letters | STAMink – Sofer stuff
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STAM bits: Large and Small Letters. There is a tradition that certain instances of specific letters in STAM are written larger (e.g. the “ב” in בראשית. Or smaller (e.g. the “א” in ויקרא. Than the rest of the text. The larger letters should be noticeably larger, and the smaller letters should be noticeably smaller. A STAM item which does not have the relevant letters enlarged or reduced, although written improperly, is still kosher. STAM bits introduction and index. Stay up to date.
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Complete Blog Index | STAMink – Sofer stuff
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In chronological order, oldest first. Welcome to STAMink (About Me). STAM bits: Intro and Index. STAM bits: The Sofer. The Other Etan Katz. Purchasing STAM: Part 1 (The State of the STAM Industry). Purchasing STAM: Part 2 (The Sofer Himself). STAM bits: “Lishma”. Purchasing STAM: Part 3 (Proofreading and Psak). Purchasing STAM: Part 4 (Klaf and Klaf-making). STAM bits: Retzu’os. Purchasing STAM: Part 5 (Batim and Retzu’os). STAM bits: The Names of G-d. STAM bits: Ikar Tzura. STAM bits: Hakafas Gevil.
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FAQ | STAMink – Sofer stuff
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STAM is an acronym for Sifrei Torah, tefilin and mezuzos. A Sofer STAM is a ritual scribe who writes these religious articles (also Megilos and Nevi’im) using traditional methods and materials. Besides learning the calligraphic technique used to write the letters, a Sofer STAM must memorize the many thousands of laws that govern the shapes of the letters and the way they are written. Do you check mezuzos? No I am only certified to. STAM As noted in Purchasing STAM: part 3. I can write a set of parshiR...
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Welcome to STAMink | STAMink – Sofer stuff
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My name is Etan Katz and I am a certified Sofer STAM living in Israel. Shortly after making Aliyah in 2000, I started writing megilos and nevi’im part-time. A part-time hobby became a full-time career, and I eventually moved on to writing Sifrei Torah, tefilin, and mezuzos. BE”H, I am currently in the middle of writing my 6. You can also follow me on Twitter. 8220;like” my FaceBook fan page. Or circle my Google page. To receive notification of new blog posts and other updates. Or go to the Contact.
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More About Sirtut | STAMink – Sofer stuff
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The distance between lines of sirtut. In all STAM items should be a little more than double the height of the letter “ב”. This is to give enough clearance for letters that extend above and below the line (ך ,ל, etc.). Although generally the tops of the letters are supposed to be touching (“hanging” from) the sirtut, the large letters. Are written a bit higher, so that the sirtut passes through the thickness of the roof of the letter. While the regular sirtut is used to line up the. Even if the sirtut exi...
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STAM bits: Sirtut | STAMink – Sofer stuff
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The letters in STAM “hang” below the line (unlike most writing we are familiar with where the letters “sit” on top of the line). The lines — called sirtut. In) after the writing already exists. Tefilin just need sirtut for the outer margins, but the custom is to put sirtut on all the lines of Tefilin as well — just to keep the writing straight. STAM bits introduction and index. Stay up to date. 169; 2011-2016 Etan Katz.
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Writing is kosher lechatchila, with many additional hidurim, under the halachic guidance of Rabbi Mordechai Friedlander of the Va’ad Mishemeres STAM. Sifrei Torah, megilos and nevi’im are available on hand-processed klaf or machine-processed klaf, as per client preference. Tefilin parshi’os and mezuzos are generally available only on hand-processed klaf. Large orders of mezuzos may be available on machine-processed klaf, depending on quantity. Mezuzos available sized 10cm, 12cm, and 15cm. Stay up to date.
