Regarding a tombstone with a holy name inscribed on it and its halachic implications.

Date: 25 Av 5592

From: Rabbi Moshe Sofer

To: Rabbi Yisrael David

Description

The responsum discusses a case where a tombstone with a holy name inscribed on it was deemed problematic by a rabbi, who ruled it should not be erected, and analyzes the halachic basis for this ruling, including the prohibition of deriving benefit from holy writings.

Source: Shu"t Chasam Sofer Collected §5

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