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Our Vaad HaSemicha includes leading Rabbonim, including Rabbi Gavriel Zinner, author of Nitei Gavriel and Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Bruan, Rav of the Crown Heights Beis Din.
This year-long offering will provide you with the tools, training and certification to be a Sofer Stam. Taught in Ksav Alter Rebbe by Rabbi Chaim Pape, a skilled Sofer who excels in teaching the holy craft to new sofrim, students will study the theory of Safrus in Keses Hasofer alongside intensive practical training.
For many dreaming of entering the world of Safrus, it has been just that: a far-fetched dream, with almost no way to materialize.
Finally, with Lemaan Yilmedu's Safrus course, you will be able to gain your certification in Safrus and the knowledge and skills required to serve as a Sofer Stam in just a year's time.
The instructor will guide you the entire way, ensuring you understand the material and are developing proper technique.
Lemaan Yilmedu will provide all the required supplies, including klaf, quills and ink.
The course will include studying each letter from the primary sources of Keses Hasofer and the Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch, the shape and form of the letter, the writing technique and dimensions. Student will also learn how to craft a quill, erase letters and work with klaf.
Successful students will finish the course with certification from Rabbi Refael Dovid Banon, Dayan of the Chabad community in Montreal and an acclaimed authority on Safrus. You will be well-prepared to take the Vaad Mishmeres Stam exams as well.
Serious applications prepared to dedicate the time necessary to mastering the skills and keeping in close contact with the instructor may be based anywhere in the world.
Taught in Ksav Alter Rebbe, students will study the theory of Safrus in Keses Hasofer and the Alter Rebbe's Shulchan Aruch alongside intensive practical training.
Our Vaad HaSemicha includes leading Rabbonim, including Rabbi Gavriel Zinner, author of Nitei Gavriel and Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Bruan, Rav of the Crown Heights Beis Din.
Our teachers are all experts in their fields and excel in clarity and making things practical. Every teacher is dedicated to seeing the success of their students and ensuring you are prepared for the exams.
Our in-house team has created study aids on every topic in clear, crisp English. Visualizations and diagrams ensure the material is readily grasped, and summaries mean full retention of the subject matter.
Our staff are always there for you, ready to answer any questions during or after class. A Dedicated online forum facilitates robust discussion between students and teachers even after class is over.
Designed by an in-house team of scholars, our syllabus is all in English, from the primary texts of Shulchan Aruch and commentaries to our exclusive summaries and visualizations. The curriculum is structured to appeal to learners of all kinds. Whether you are a visual, auditory or logic learner, you will leave with a firm grasp of the material.