[Avodah] ketoret klaf

[Akiva Blum]

> 
> A friend of mine here in Manchester, a Talmid Chochom of 
> substance, has expressed reservation about this Ketoros on 
> Klaf Segulah.
> 
> This passage is a Bryso in the Talmud; by definition part of 
> Torah Sh'Baal Peh. There exits an ancient dictum that TSB"P 
> should remain and remembered in verbal form and not be put 
> into writing.
> 
> This dictum was suspended in extremis to prevent Torah to be 
> forgotten. To write down TSB"P for other purposes is less 
> than otiose: hence to use it for a "Segulah" is pointless or worse.
> 
> My friend has discussed the matter with a number of Gedolim 
> including R' Chaim Kanievsky, he tells me, and all concur.

Did that include Rav Moshe Sternbuch. I seem to recall seeing him once, when
I was much younger, reading ketores from a klaf.

Akiva