[Avodah] silk-screened sifrei torah (STAM) and megillot

Micha Berger via Avodah avodah at lists.aishdas.org
Fri Aug 12 10:53:47 PDT 2016


Revisiting a topic from 13-1/2 years ago because AhS Yomi got to something
relevant.

See http://www.aishdas.org/avodah/getindex.cgi?section=S#SILK%20SCREEN%20TORAH%20SCROLLS:SCROLLS
or <http://j.mp/2bnPOgd> and subsequent subjects.

So, here's the "new" data point -- AhS YD 271:39 <http://j.mp2aQI4EP>.
RYME opens the se'if citing the Taz, MA, and Bash that printing is just
like kesivah, and Chavos Ya'ir, Benei Yonah and Rashdam against.

His own position is that the old style printing press, which was a real
press (mental image: Benjamin Franklin's apprentice screwing down a
block onto the page) is "kekeisah mamash", as long as the ink is kosher.
However, nowadays, "with a machine that rolls the paper on the letters,
and the machine runs on its own without a person moving it, this is
certainly not kesivah."

Leshitaso, I don't see why silk screening by hand, lesheim qedushas
sefer Torah, would be a problem.

-Micha

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