Today I finished columns 12 & 13.  That takes me halfway through the 4th yeria (page) which I hope to finish after Shabbos.   That places us at a little over 6% completion, page wise.

Here are some more pics of these columns:

Tops of Columns 12 & 13

Bottoms of Columns 12 & 13

As always, please remember that it is your generous support that makes this project possible.  Please help us take this Sefer Torah to completion by sponsoring a day of writing…
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Today I got well into the 4th page -

There were some odd problems with the first column and the writing came out below my normal standard of acceptability.  I debated rewriting it for a long time before deciding, in the interests of time, on correcting and rewriting only the parts that bothered me the most…

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Put the finishing touches on the third parchment sheet today and started on the fourth.   This yeria takes us through the flood & drunkenness of Noach (Noah) and up to the birth of Avram.

All-in-all, the writing is going well, but the klaf here exhibited a few oddities.  In particular it was prone to smudges – which indicates that it is a little too moist.  I was able to clean off most of it off.  These sorts of problems are always par for the course when working with non-synthetic materials.

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Noah's exit from the Ark, building of an alter, and offering of sacrifices

Hi Everyone!

With the bulk of the holiday season now sadly past, I’m  back on the job again.  Today I pushed well into the 10th column.  After this coming shabbos I hope to complete this yeria (sheet), put in all of the taggim, clean up stray marks, and move onto the next sheet.

...and Noah drank from the wine and became drunk...

Please enjoy these photographs – this section of the Torah is concerned primarily with the events following Noah and his families exit from the ark at the end of the flood…
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The Jewish holidays are here, and that means a lot of work!  I’ll be out of town until after Rosh ha-Shanna and Yom Kippur.  Please check back after Yom Kippur for more updates, videos, and articles.

Wishing everyone a sweet new year -

Avi Bloomenstiel