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If any such mistakes should happen, rendering the letter unrecognizable, what should the Sofer do? | If any such mistakes should happen, rendering the letter unrecognizable, what should the Sofer do? | ||
*In order to fix a letter that has become unrecognizable, a Sofer must remove enough ink from the letter so as to make it ... | |||
*If a drop of ink falls on the letter Mem, מ, making it look like the letter Mem Sofit , ם,removing the drop is Assur because it is Hak Tochot. | *If a drop of ink falls on the letter Mem, מ, making it look like the letter Mem Sofit , ם,removing the drop is Assur because it is Hak Tochot. | ||
However, the Sofer may erase the enire leg of the Mem, leaving only the shape of a Nun, נ, and then rewrite the leg. In this way the letter is completed by writing and not by erasing the ink around it. <ref> | *However, the Sofer may erase the enire leg of the Mem, leaving only the shape of a Nun, נ, and then rewrite the leg. In this way the letter is completed by writing and not by erasing the ink around it. <ref> | ||
'''שולחן ערוך אורח חיים הלכות תפילין סימן לב סעיף יח''' | '''שולחן ערוך אורח חיים הלכות תפילין סימן לב סעיף יח''' | ||
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