According to many opinions, a mezuzah should be placed, as long as the mezuzah will not come to be disgraced. No bracha should be recited. Sources: ראה דעת קדושים…
According to many opinions, a mezuzah should be placed, as long as the mezuzah will not come to be disgraced. No bracha should be recited. Sources: ראה דעת קדושים…
Question: Does the door of an accordion partition wall (like many public institutions have) need a Mezuzah? What if that wall is periodically folded up and then reclosed, do…
There is 7 and a half inches between the doors? Answer: In this case, a mezuzah is required only on the inside door. Sources: כבר דנו במקום שחלל…
Question: In an apartment with only one entrance: a sliding door (no tzir) between the dining room and a bedroom. (The bedroom has no other doors, but it has…
Question: I have visited a Sephardi place which has mezuzahs on doorways with real doors, but the other places without actual doors don't have. Is that a Sephardic thing…
No. But you should preferably ensure that Mezuzos which were on a door which is obligated מן התורה do not go on a doorway which is obligated מדרבנן or…
Question: We are traveling upstate to stay in a bungalow house. I expect us to stay there for 1-2 weeks, and we might do this a few times this…
Question: I went to acquire a collection of Jewish books at a residency in Manhattan earlier this week. The library is comprised of both Jewish and Christian books amongst…
Question: When putting up multiple Mezuzos in the same house, but different people put up the Mezuzos, is only one Bracha said? Is it better for the one who…
There is a custom brought in Shulchan Aruch for people to kiss the mezuzah every time they pass by one. The Rama mentions that people have a minhag to…
Question: I live in Ukraine and I recently came across a very influential criminal Ben Noach who is expressing a lot of interest in Judaism and is giving serious…
Permitted. However, you must ensure to remove it before entering a bathroom or any other unclean place. It may also not be worn or be in the room during…
Question: My kitchen has two entrances, one from the dining room and one from the laundry room. From the laundry room, you go out the back door (which we…
Question: If I rent out property attached to my home to a non-Jew, does that property require mezuzahs? I use one room in that property sometimes and the tenants…
מה דעת כת”ר בקשר לאות ל באלקינו. האפשר לצרף גוף האות ל ואז האות ו הוא בגודל מספיק?
מענה: בנוגע אורך הצואר שבאות ל׳ - דיברנו מזה בעבר, שהרבה מכשירים בדיעבד - ראה קסה״ס ה לשכת הסופר יז. גדולי הקדש יב, יג ואילך. שו״ת דברי חיים…
Question: I designated a room in the building to be a bathroom. But we won't be doing the job for a few moths or a year. In the meantime…
If the mezuzah is covered it is permitted. Best to rub your hand against something first. Sources: שאין ליגע בידים מסואבות. וראה רשב״א שבת יד, ב ד״ה אלימא.…
No. Sources: כ״פ בשו״ת משנה שכיר יו״ד ריד, לפי שמיועד לעבירה, ודמיא לבית הכסא. והרי הטעם שביהכ״ס פטור שאינו כבוד שמים לקבוע שם מזוזה - רש״י יומא יא,…
שאלה: לכבוד הרב, אחד מידידיי בעל עסק גדול, עם מאות פועלים ועשרות משרדים וכו', הניח מזוזות על כל פתח ופתח וגם על המעלית (elevators) לחוש לדעת המחמירים בזה. לאחרונה…
Yes. The mezuzah should be covered. If it’s used regularly for releasing their bodily waste, a mezuzah should not be placed. Sources: שו״ע יו״ד רפו, א. ט״ז שם…
