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[hatam_soferet]

I did not go swimming this evening, and as I result I feel rotten. Rotten rotten rotten. So I didn't get any learning done, which is a shame, because I've been reading this extraordinary responsum about soferim who have personal hygiene problems. The question is posed: if a sofer has a drippy bottom, and he often finds stains on his undies, and sometimes they're red, but sometimes they're black and sometimes they're white, can he still work on Torahs? Of course, the answer ought to be "Not until you've been to a doctor," but it doesn't appear to be. The answer appears to permit him to work, at least sometimes, but I haven't got into the details yet. I'm learning this to extend my knowledge, just so's you know - not because I have a pressing need to know the answer.

So, no learning. Instead I made a Barbie-size Torah, so that Hagbah Barbie can join the merry crew. I'll take a piccy tomorrow when the paint's dry.