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    Topics covered:Chapter 2, Mishna 3What if scribe of Torah scroll makes a spelling mistake and writes YHVH without proper intention? Can scribe write over mistaken letter in get? Are most bills of divorce in the world invalid (per Rav Hisda)? …

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