Start of the Sixth Amud

Sixth amud is well under way!  The frustrating kulmus mechanics that plagued the first several columns have finally abated and the ksav is getting better and better.

The Yeria and the Sixth Column Blocked Out for Writing

I have two more videos to post on the forms of the letters, but am having some bizarre web-cam problems.   After some quality phone time with Logitech, I have the problem fixed, so look for the new videos to go up in the morning.

Incidentally…

This past Shabbos I was back in my hometown stomping-grounds of Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana to repair some sifrei Torah at the historic Anshe Sfard Synagogue of New Orleans – one of the oldest continually operating Orthodox Synagogues in the country.

Interior of Anshe Sfard of New Orleans

On the way to New Orleans I stopped to visit Grandma Bloomenstiel at her retirement community in Baton Rouge.   While shaking hands with some of her friends, an elderly gentleman from Poland asked me in Yiddish if I was a sofer.  Surprised I replied “yes, how did you know?”  Still holding my hand, he flipped it over and pointed to the black stains on my third and fourth fingers.

Stained 4th Finger

Stained 3rd Finger... Signs of a Sofer

Check back later today for more videos!

2 Comments »

1. 

   New Orleans…now I understand where you get your penchant for Gumbo.

   Comment by Yehudah Palmer — August 20, 2009 @ 11:11 am

2. 

   “Penchant,” my friend, my be a bit of an understatement…

   Comment by Rabbi Avraham Chaim Bloomenstiel, Sofer — August 21, 2009 @ 9:53 am

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