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| 637.1 | | VAXWRK::ZAITCHIK | VAXworkers of the World Unite! | Sun Feb 12 1989 21:49 | 7 |
| > Are you permitted to place anything on the scroll to keep it rolled
> up? (Thread or a piece of tape?)
Yes, as far as I know, but beware tape! It will eventually harm the
parchment, at least if it is a thin parchment.
-Zaitch
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| 637.2 | Try using plastic wrap... | TAVENG::CHAIM | The Bagel Nosher | Mon Feb 13 1989 05:21 | 23 |
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The best thing to do is to gently roll the Mezuzah until it rolls into
the desired size. (This should be done gradually so as not to chip any
of the ink by creasing the parchment as might happen if the parchment
is rolled too suddenly.)
Once the Mezuzah has been rolled to the desired size, wrap it in
plastic wrap (or a clear plastic bag). Tape can safely be placed on the
plastic wrap. The plastic wrap will help to protect the Mezuzah from
the elements.
Because the Mezuzah is now very well protected, the period in which one
is obligated to check each Mezuzah is substantially increased. This, of
course, applies only to the periodical check which one must do even
though there is no reason to suspect that the Mezuzah is or has become
"Pasul" (invaid). If there is any reason to suspect that perhaps the
Mezuzah is "Pasul", then it must be checked immediately even if it was
wrapped in plastc.
Cb.
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| 637.3 | | NOTIME::SACKS | Gerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085 | Mon Feb 13 1989 08:38 | 3 |
| Another thing, the mezuza should be on the top one-third of the
right doorpost (as you enter the house or room). It's mounted
at an angle so that the top points into the room.
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| 637.4 | | PACKER::JULIUS | | Mon Feb 13 1989 11:21 | 5 |
| I heard that plastic is not the best for storage of documents,
photographs, water, etc.; that you should convert all your old
scrap books, picture albums, etc. to construction paper.
Bernice
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| 637.5 | small scrap of paper good for protecting the parchment | IAGO::SCHOELLER | Who's on first? | Mon Feb 13 1989 11:37 | 11 |
| Shalom,
When we got our mezuzot at the Israel Bookstore, the proprietor gently rolled
them as Zaitch described and the wrapped a small scrap of paper around them
and put the tape on the paper. The scrap was small enough to not cover the
shin which needs to be visible. When we have inspected them, we were able
to remove the parchment from the tube of scrap paper and unroll them. When
replacing, we simply rolled the parchment in slipped it back in the tube. Makes
the whole operation very easy.
Gavriel
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| 637.6 | Protection for mezuzahs | FDCV02::CUSNER | | Mon Feb 13 1989 13:46 | 6 |
| When rolling up the Parchment use a piece of waxed paper so that
the waxed paper will protect the letters. Once the Mezuzah is rolled
slide out the waxed paper. You can then wrap the Mezuzah in a small
piece of waxed paper. We had our mezuzahs check by Mesmerat Stamm
and that is how they rolled them up.
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| 637.7 | | NOTIME::SACKS | Gerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085 | Mon Feb 13 1989 16:01 | 4 |
| re .5:
I would think that ordinary paper might cause problems due to the acid
content. Probably acid-free paper would be better.
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| 637.8 | Mishmeret <=> Mesmerat | ITAI::LEVI | L. Rosenhand - XSEL/XCON (ISTG::Levi) | Tue Feb 14 1989 12:00 | 6 |
| re. "We had our mezuzahs check by Mesmerat Stamm..."
If my memory serves me, Mishmeret Stamm uses OCR to validate
scrolls.
They may still be a client of Digital's in Israel.
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