Friday, March 17, 2017

halacha - What is to be done with a Sefer Torah written by an apikoreis, or by a soffer of unknown apikoreis-status?


What is to be done with a Sefer Torah written by an apikoreis, or by a soffer of unknown apikoreis-status (whether it be a question of the status of the soffer who wrote it, or if it is unknown who the soffer actually was)?


To elaborate: Is there an issue with burying it and if so what is / might be the issue? Also, in cases of doubt, is there any argument to allow the Sefer to be used for anything (e.g., to be lained from, to dance with on Simchas Torah)?




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