If a hole developed in a letter after writing (specifically in the interior of a heh or mem), is the tefillin still valid?
Synopsis
If a hole develops in the interior space of a heh or mem after writing, the Mechaber rules it valid. The Yerushalmi implies it needs surrounding parchment on the inside too. There is a dispute about holes in the left (inner) leg of a heh.
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Must tefillin be written with the right hand, and are tefillin written with the left hand invalid?
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