[Avodah] Talmid Torah

[Michael Kopinsky]

On 1/26/07, Rich, Joel <JRich at segalco.com> wrote:
> P.S. BTW, IIRC reading Avodah wouldn't require Birchas Hatorah because
> it is hirhur, however writing Avodah would. Which raises the question,
> what about typing Avodah?
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> Source?  (is reading only hirhur, what about listening?)
> KT
> Joel Rich

SA 47:3.  The Taz is also troubled by this, since we know that K'sivah Lav
k'dibbur dami (interestingly, his proof for this is the halacha of
"Mipihem v'lo mipi ksavam), and the mechaber paskens in the next sif that
hirhur doesn't need a bracha.

In any case, the MA and Taz both limit the chiyuv bracha to a case where
you are learning via writing, not just copying.  (The MA's lashon is
"Nir'eh davka b'koseiv sefarim l'atzmo derech limudo umeivin ma shehu
koseiv, aval sofer hama'atik v'eino mevakesh l'vhavin mah shehu koseiv
ein tzarich l'vareich.")  I don't see a chiluk between that and typing.
So I guess the question re: Avodah would depend on if it is an intelligent
post you are writing or not.