יו״ד רפט Archives

Mezuzah Placement in a door from a Jewish courtyard heading (i.e. Heker Tzir) into a non-Jewish one?

Question: The following situation occurred: We have a Jewish school with a courtyard in the back. There are 3 ways to get into this courtyard. One from the back…

Checking Correct Placement of Mezuzos

As part of our teshuvah preparations for the new year to ensure that we are fulfilling mitzvos properly, it’s a common custom to have one’s tefillin and mezuzos checked during the month of Elul. In fact,…

Where do you put the Mezuzah on a kitchen with 2 doors that swing both ways, one to the dining room and one to the living room?

If the hinge is in one of the rooms, the Mezuzah should be put on the right side going into the room. If it is in the middle of…

Are we allowed to place a Mezuzah 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-see-through…

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…

Since the halacha is that having a Mezuza on the inside of the house is not kosher, what advice can I give people about placing their mezuzah so they will be able to keep the Mitzvah of Mezuzah properly?

Question continued: I am doing a mass mivtza mezuza in a huge complex of buildings where the yidden live among many unfriendly & unsafe neighbors. They are afraid to…