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==Specific Letters== | ==Specific Letters== | ||
===Lamed=== | ===Lamed=== | ||
# One should be careful that the head of the Lamed does not enter the space in the middle of a Heh or Chet even if it doesn't touch the | # One should be careful that the head of the ''Lamed'' does not enter the space in the middle of a ''Heh'' or ''Chet'' even if it doesn't touch the legs.<ref>Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 32:28)</ref> | ||
# If the head of the ''Lamed'' juts into the space under a ''Dalet'' making it look like a ''Heh'' or under a ''Kaf'' and changes the appearance, some consider it invalid entirely. If it just begins to enter the space on the right, it's fine, but on the left is a discussion. Some say it depends if he drew the ''Lamed'' from top to bottom, thereby ruining the upper letter before the ''Lamed'' was done, as opposed to drawing it from bottom to top, which would complete the ''Lamed'' without giving the impression that it's part of the upper letter.<Ref>Or LeTzion 2:3:6. See Yabia Omer 4 OC 6, cited in 9 OC 108:23. | |||
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[[Category:Safrut]] | [[Category:Safrut]] | ||
