Mezuzah
thumb|upright|Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazi mezuzah. The case is tilted and features the Hebrew letter (Shin). thumb|upright|A Sephardi Jews|Sephardic mezuzah. The mezuzah case is vertical and features the Hebrew letter (Shin).
Key facts
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- Mezuzah at the entrance toPOLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, which is inside a red decorative case
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- Shabbat 32a, Yoma 11a, Menachot 33a,
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- Menachot 3:7
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- Tefillin, Mezuzah, veSefer Torah ch. 5–6
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- Yoreh De'ah 285–291
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19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Purpose
- Design
- Additional inscriptions
- Mezuzah cases
- Practices
- Affixing the mezuzah
- Position and integrity
- Angle
- Time
- Blessing
- Touching the mezuzah
- Checking the parchment
- Karaite and Samaritan mezuzah
- Legal battles in the U.S.
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|upright|Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazi mezuzah. The case is tilted and features the Hebrew letter (Shin). thumb|upright|A Sephardi Jews|Sephardic mezuzah. The mezuzah case is vertical and features the Hebrew letter (Shin).
A mezuzah ( 'doorpost'; plural: mezuzot) is a piece of parchment inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah, which Jews affix in a small case to the doorposts of their homes. These verses are the Biblical passages in which the use of a mezuzah is commanded ( and ); they also form part of the Shema prayer.