Well, I’ve officially finished the first full page of writing. Im writing at least three lines per day. Of course, for every line I write, there’s usually a mistake or two. These mistakes will require me to go back later (i.e. once I learn how) with one my blades to scrape away the ink, and rewrite the letter.
I met with a master Sofer names Rabbi Youlis. He runs an organization called Save A Torah. He does amazing work, finding Torahs that were thought to be lost, be it from the Holocaust, or from Hurricane Katrina, and he works to refurbish them and put them into use again. For an incredible story about him and his work that will have you in tears, click here:
www.rabbishmuel.com/files/torah_sermons153.auschwitztorah.doc
Anyway. I went to see him with the work that I’ve done so far, and his comment to me was that I should stop writing, and practice my letters some more. OY! I was hoping to have the megillah done by Purim, which is in March. But now I feel like I’m right back at the beginning. NOw Instead of writing my megillah, I’m just writing alephs over and over, as well as a few other letters. Still I love it, and the connection to the tradition of writing such ancient texts on parchment using a quill is powerful beyond words. I guess that’s the crux of it, I’m using words as a meditation to move beyond them.
More to follow.
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