Netivat Sofrut: diary of a Soferet

Adventures of a female sofer learning to heal the world by doing Holy Work...writing a Sefer Torah

נחזיר את השכינה למקומה בצייון ובתבל כלה

"Let us restore the Divine In-Dwelling to Her Place in Zion & infuse Her spirit throughout the whole inhabited world."

So wherever we are, let us bring the Peace of G@d's Presence.

: Name: Soferet; Location: Vancouver/London, British Columbia/UK, Canada

SCRIBAL EVANGELIST As the only living certified Soferet (סופרת - female Jewish ritual scribe) & the first woman to practice sofrut (creation of sacred Hebrew texts) in over 200 years, I feel an obligation to blog about my experiences of The Work. I am also currently researching the foundation of a lost tradtion of women practicing this holy craft. For more on the services I provide, please see Soferet.com; Sofrut Nation. I am now available to engage with students, male or female, wishing to enter into the preliminary stage of learning sofrut. You are welcome to join me on this path. "Tzedeq, tzedeq tir'dof - Justice, justice you shall pursue." Devarim/Deuteronomy 16:20.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2005

ASERET B'NAI HAMAN

בס"ד

20 Cheshvan

Amud Yud-Zayin/column 18 of my latest Megillat Esther scroll containing the list of 10 of Haman's sons who were hanged after they tried to kill us & we fought back:

You'll notice that some of the letters here are written very large (the Vav beginning "Vayezata" at the bottom right) & others very small (like the Zayin - no snickering, please - in the same name). I've written some commentary on the laws of writing this column here, but I'll be writing a complete workup soon...