Sewing vs. Gluing Parchments in Sacred Writings

Date: Erev Rosh Chodesh Elul 5594

From: Rabbi Moshe Sofer

To: Unknown recipient

Description

The Chasam Sofer investigates whether sewing or gluing multiple parchment pieces together renders them halachically 'one document' for Sifrei Torah, tefillin, mezuzos, gittin, and Sotah scrolls. He establishes a graduated framework: sewing validates a Sefer Torah and tefillin batim but not a get; gluing is insufficient for any domain; and mezuzah and Sotah require even stricter unity of a single page.

Source: Shu"t Chasam Sofer OC §5

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