The l rd is one those powerful words sum up the mandate of a jew.
Jewish blessing on door frame.
The decorative case containing the mezuzah scroll is just that.
In hebrew the word mezuzah מ זו ז ה actually means doorpost the plural is מ זו זו ת mezuzot the mezuzah as it is known is actually a piece of parchment called a klaf with specific verses from the torah that is then placed inside a mezuzah case which is then affixed to the doorposts of a jewish home.
A mere container what s important is the scroll upon which the first two sections of the shema are handwritten beginning with the eternal words hear o israel the l rd is our g d the l rd is one 1 these selections both contain g d s instruction to affix the mezuzah.
The hebrew letters of shaddai shin dalet yod are also the initials of the phrase shomer daltot yisrael the guardian of the doors of israel.
Position the mezuzah about a third of the way down from the top of the doorpost.
After the blessing is recited the mezuzah is attached to the doorpost with nails glue or screws on the right side of the door as one enters the room.
The mezuzah parchment should be placed on the right side of the door when entering the room.
No it s not a jewish doorbell.
The mezuzah should be affixed to the lower part of the upper third of the doorway at a 45 degree angle tilted towards the inside of the room.
מ זו זו ת mezuzot is a piece of parchment called a klaf contained in a decorative case and inscribed with specific hebrew verses from the torah deuteronomy 6 4 9 and 11 13 21 these verses consist of the jewish prayer shema yisrael beginning with the phrase.
The software inside this gadget is a scroll with the words beginning hear o israel the l rd is our g d.
The outer casing is simply a decoration to protect the prayer.
What constitutes a kosher mezuzah.
Traditional jewish practice about mezuzot is that a mezuzah should be affixed to every door in a house except for the bathroom even if there are many rooms in a house and even if the room has more than one door.
The prayer is usually hand written and is on the.
Partly as a result of this lettering partly because some people naturally tend toward superstition the mezuzah sometimes has been accorded the status of amulet a magical charm.
The mezuzah is a prayer to protect the home that jewish people place on door frame.
To infuse the world with g d s oneness.
It s a home security device called a mezuzah and it s wired into the ultimate protection agency.
As long as a door can be used as an entrance and exit a mezuzah should be affixed to the doorpost.
Hear o israel the lord is our god the lord is one.
Hebrew is the proper language to do this in but if you do not know hebrew do it in a language you understand.