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It's a commandment from the Torah: "And you shall inscribe these words upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gates."
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What is a mezuzah. Where would you find one in a jewish home. what does it represent?
A Mezuzah is a scroll with verses from the Torah hand written on it. They are located on every doorway in a Jewish home except for doors going into washrooms. The mezuzah is a daily reminder and declaration of Jewish faith. Please see the related link for a detailed explanation.
How does the mezuzah express the covenant between God and the Jewish people?
The mezuzah contains the key commands given by God to the Jewish people; verses which command us to love God and remember the Torah. Affixing a mezuzah is specifically mandated by the following verse: Deuteronomy 6:9 (NIV): Write them [the commandments] on the door-frames of your houses and on your gates.
What age do Jewish people start touching the mezuzah?
As soon as they can reach it. Children can even be lifted up to touch it.
What is a mezuzah case?
A Mezuzah case, is the protective and/or decorative case used to cover the Mezuzah Scroll. The Mezuzah scroll is a small parchment scroll that contains biblical passages, which is then place on the door post of homes according to Jewish Tradition. I'll attached a link of some cases so you can see what they look like.
When was the first mezuzah made?
The Mezuzah was not "found". The Mezuzah is a Jewish ritual object whose origin is from the Torah, which dates back to 1313 BCE. I guess you could say it was found then.
Mezuzah is it a form of idolatry?
No. It is a Jewish prayer. Prayers are for God.
What is the name of Jewish prayer object on doors?
It's called a mezuzah.
Must there be certain symbols on a mezuzah?
The significance of the mezuzah is all in the mezuzah scroll itself and therefore, when you hang a visible mezuzah scroll, there is no need for any symbolism. However, when you hang a mezuzah scroll in a protective case through which the scroll is not visible, it should have a letter "shin" (looks like this "\|/" ) on the front to indicate that there is mezuzah scroll inside and it is not just a nice case. The Shin is the first letter of the biblical paragraph written within the scroll as well as the name of g d Sha-dai. Having said that, there are many who choose to have various judaic symbols depicted on their mezuzah cases such as the Jewish star, hamsa, tree of life or other as shown in the attached link.
What is the impact of the mezuzah in a non Jewish working environment?
Hopefully, it shouldn't upset anyone.
What are four Jewish symbols?
Star of David, Menorah, Mezuzah, the two Stone Tablets.
What is the purpose of a mezuzah?
The origin of the mezuzah is from the "Shema" in which is mentioned the core beliefs of Judaism and its teachings. Therefore, the "purpose" of the mezuzah is as a reminder, when entering and leaving the home, of the mezuzah's message. The mezuzah contains a parchment inscribed with a passage from the Torah (from Deuteronomy ch.6 and ch.11), placed on Jewish doorposts.
What is the rectangle shaped brass plate that Jewish people nail outside their doors What is it called and what does it mean?
it's called a mezuzah. and it holds a pray to protect their homes.
