{"id":17548,"date":"2026-01-18T16:13:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T14:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ish-tsadik.org.il\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=17548"},"modified":"2026-03-06T16:18:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:18:52","slug":"opening-a-book-with-a-design-on-the-edges-of-the-pages","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.ish-tsadik.org.il\/en\/faq\/opening-a-book-with-a-design-on-the-edges-of-the-pages\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening a Book with a Design on the Edges of the Pages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">The authorities (<i data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"25\">Poskim<\/i>) discuss the law of a book that has letters written on its edges. Regarding this, the <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"118\">Rema<\/b> was lenient, while the <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"146\">Magen Avraham<\/b> was stringent.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">However, in the case of a specific picture or illustration, the matter is forbidden (as it may constitute the prohibition of <i data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"125\">Kotev<\/i>\u2014Writing\/Creating an image\u2014when the book is closed). 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