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Mezuzah

  • Mezuzah, Sheimos (Genizah)

Using Mezuzos from Sheimos

  Question: I recently reached out to someone who is well-known among the Jewish communities in the tri-state area. His business activities include sheimos collecting. He also sells used seforim…

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  • Mezuzah
  • יו"ד רפו: מקומות החייבים במזוזה

Mezuzah Placement on a Split Doorpost

  Question: I have a few similar doorways: By the right doorpost, after like 3.5 feet high (more than 10 tefachim) the doorway widens about 9 inches (less than 3…

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  • Mezuzah
  • dorm, yeshiva

Who is responsible to affix, check and maintain the Mezuzahs in a Yeshiva dorm?

  Question: Who is responsible to affix, check and maintain the Mezuzahs in a Yeshiva dorm? The Yeshiva rents apartments for the bochorim and then charges tuition to bochorim. The…

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  • Mezuzah
  • mezuah case

Are we allowed to place a Mezuza in a silver case?

  There is a an advantage in putting the Mezuzah in a see-through case so that the mezuzah with ש-ד-י could be seen. Please see here: https://asktherav.com/12438-arent-see-through-mezuzah-cases-problematic/ When a non…

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  • Mezuzah
  • diapers, mezuah case, Writing a Mezuza - יו"ד רפח, יו"ד רפו: מקומות החייבים במזוזה, רפט

Aren’t See-Through Mezuzah Cases Problematic?

  Question: It has become popular to put Mezuzos in see-through cases. I have seen in Seforim that there are certain restrictions when the name ש-ד-י is not covered. My…

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  • Mezuzah

We built a new room in our house especially for the non-Jewish nanny. Does it require a Mezuzah?

  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…

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  • Mezuzah
  • foldable wall, Taseh veloy min he'asui, יו"ד רפו: מקומות החייבים במזוזה

Does the door of an accordion partition wall (like many public institutions have) need a Mezuzah?

  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…

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  • Mezuzah
  • double door

Do both of the doors in the attached picture need a mezuzah independently?

  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…

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  • Mezuzah
  • sliding door

Mezuzah Question

  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…

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  • Mezuzah
  • rambam, יו"ד רפו: מקומות החייבים במזוזה

Are doorways without actual doors obligated in Mezuzah?

  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…

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  • Mezuzah
  • checking mezuzos

When removing Mezuzos to check them, do you need to put them back on the same doors they were taken from?

  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…

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  • Mezuzah
  • מזוזה במקום פטור

Mezuzah in a bungalow that we wont live in for more than 30 days

  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…

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  • Mezuzah, Safrus, Sheimos (Genizah)
  • Sta"m

What should I do with this Mezuzah?

  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…

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  • Mezuzah
  • יו"ד סי' רפט (ס"א: ברכת מזוזה)

When putting up multiple Mezuzos in the same house, but different people put up the Mezuzos, is only one Bracha said?

  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…

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  • Mezuzah
  • יו"ד רפה - שכר מצות מזוזה

Article: Kissing the Mezuzah

  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…

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  • Mezuzah

Can I sell a Mezuzah to a non-Jew?

  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…

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  • Eiruv, Mezuzah
  • necklace

Is there a problem with wearing a Mezuzah necklace? If not, can it be used on Shabbos in a place without an Eiruv?

  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…

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  • Mezuzah

Mezuzah Question: Which side is the right side?

  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…

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  • Mezuzah
  • יו"ד רפו: מקומות החייבים במזוזה

If I rent out property attached to my home to a non-Jew, does that property require Mezuzahs?

  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…

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  • - עברית, Mezuzah, Safrus

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…

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