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mezuzahs

  • plural
    of mezuzah.
    mezuzah
    noun
    a parchment scroll inscribed on one side with the Biblical passages Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21 and on the other side with the word Shaddai (a name applied to God), inserted in a small case or tube so that Shaddai is visible through an aperture in front, and attached by some Jews to the doorjambs of the home.

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Many Jews have removed mezuzahs - the small Torah scrolls - from their doorposts, or they have covered them with duct tape out of fear of reprisal.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2024

Rosenthal has also removed mezuzahs from her property.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

She would have mezuzahs on her door and wear a Star of David around her neck and think nothing of it.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2023

The Conference of European Rabbis has advised people not to kiss the Torah scroll, and Israel’s chief rabbi has said people should not touch or kiss mezuzahs affixed to door frames.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 14, 2020

We did not have mezuzahs in the doorways.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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