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Geniza (Trans. burial; Hebrew: גניזה) refers to a ritual respectful manner of disposing of religious articles. A Sefer Torah or Sefer, holy book, which are worn out or have no more use are collected and organized for a geniza to bury it properly with honor. From a shtender to printed divrei Torah there is a discussion of which items require geniza and how. | Geniza (Trans. burial; Hebrew: גניזה) refers to a ritual respectful manner of disposing of religious articles. A Sefer Torah or Sefer, holy book, which are worn out or have no more use are collected and organized for a geniza to bury it properly with honor. From a shtender to printed divrei Torah there is a discussion of which items require geniza and how. | ||
==Forms of Writing== | ==Forms of Writing== | ||
#Divrei Torah which are written in any font or language need [[Geniza]].<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 154:5 </ref> | #Divrei Torah which are written in any font or language need [[Geniza]].<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 154:5 establishes that a Sefer Torah which was worn out needs gezina. Magen Avraham 154:9 writes that other Sefarim also need geniza. Ginzei Hakodesh 1:1 and 11:5 takes this further and writes that any dvar torah of a part of a pasuk, statement of chazal, halacha or the like written in any language or font needs geniza. He cites Shulchan Aruch O.C. 154:5, 240:6, 334:12, Y.D. 282:10, Mishna Brurah 154:7, 24, 240:23, 334:30, and Biur Halacha 334:12 s.v. oh.</ref> | ||
#However, Divrei Torah written in mirror image fonts don’t need [[Geniza]].<ref>Kaf HaChayim on Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim 154:38 writes that letters that are written backwards making up a Dvar Torah don’t need [[geniza]] as it’s not considered letters. This is also the opinion of 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 HaChayim on Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 154:38 writes that letters that are written backwards making up a Dvar Torah don’t need [[geniza]] as it’s not considered letters. This is also the opinion of 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 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> | #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> | ||
