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==Forms of writing== | ==Forms of writing== | ||
# Divrei Torah | # Divrei Torah which are written in any font or language need Geniza. <Ref> S”A 154:5 </ref> | ||
# However, Divrei Torah written in mirror image fonts don’t need Geniza. <Ref> Kaf HaChaim O”C 154:38 writes that letters that are written backwards making up a Dvar Torah don’t need geniza as it’s not considered letters. So rules the Maharsham 3:39 and Ginizei HaKodesh 11:7 in name of Rav Elyashiv. </ref> | # However, Divrei Torah written in mirror image fonts don’t need Geniza. <Ref> Kaf HaChaim O”C 154:38 writes that letters that are written backwards making up a Dvar Torah don’t need geniza as it’s not considered letters. So rules the Maharsham 3:39 and Ginizei HaKodesh 11:7 in name of Rav Elyashiv. </ref> | ||
# Divrei Torah written in Brail need Geniza. <Ref> Ginizei HaKodesh 11:7 in name of Rav Elyashiv </ref> | # Divrei Torah written in Brail need Geniza. <Ref> Ginizei HaKodesh 11:7 in name of Rav Elyashiv </ref> | ||
# Divrei Torah written in microscopic font, some say | # Divrei Torah written in microscopic font, some say they do need Geniza, but some are lenient if there’s no name of Hashem. <Ref> Ginizei HaKodesh 11:7 in name of Rav Elyashiv says that microscopic font doesn’t need Geniza, while Rabbi Karlitz holds they do need Geniza. </ref> | ||
# One shouldn’t write Divrei Chol in Ktav Ashurit (block-print font of Hebrew as is written in the Torah). <Ref> Rama Y”D 284:2 writes in name of the Sh”t HaRambam 7 (quoted in the Bet Yosef YD 284) that it’s disgraceful to write Divrei Chol in the Ktav Ashurit since it’s the lettering that the Torah was given in. Even though the Tashbetz 1:2 permits writing Divrei Chol in Ktav Ashurit, most poskim hold like the Rambam including the Orchot Chaim (Talmid Torah 1:9), Sh”t Radvaz (quoted by Pitchei Teshuva 283:3), Sh”t Chovot Yair 109, Sh”t Rav Poalim 4:32, and Aruch HaShulchan 284:8. [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/786134/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Hilchos_Siddur_Kiddushin# Rav Hershel Schachter in a shiur on yutorah.org] (min 1-3) says that upon the insistance of his father-in-law his wedding invitations were written with Rashi script and not block letters because many block letters are similar to Ketav Ashurit and also there's a minhag to extend the above practice and reserve Ketav Ashurit for Tanach.</ref> | # One shouldn’t write Divrei Chol in Ktav Ashurit (block-print font of Hebrew as is written in the Torah). <Ref> Rama Y”D 284:2 writes in name of the Sh”t HaRambam 7 (quoted in the Bet Yosef YD 284) that it’s disgraceful to write Divrei Chol in the Ktav Ashurit since it’s the lettering that the Torah was given in. Even though the Tashbetz 1:2 permits writing Divrei Chol in Ktav Ashurit, most poskim hold like the Rambam including the Orchot Chaim (Talmid Torah 1:9), Sh”t Radvaz (quoted by Pitchei Teshuva 283:3), Sh”t Chovot Yair 109, Sh”t Rav Poalim 4:32, and Aruch HaShulchan 284:8. [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/786134/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Hilchos_Siddur_Kiddushin# Rav Hershel Schachter in a shiur on yutorah.org] (min 1-3) says that upon the insistance of his father-in-law his wedding invitations were written with Rashi script and not block letters because many block letters are similar to Ketav Ashurit and also there's a minhag to extend the above practice and reserve Ketav Ashurit for Tanach.</ref> | ||
