mezuzah
Jewish doorway marker
A mezuzah is a small case containing a parchment inscribed with Hebrew verses from Deuteronomy, affixed to the doorframes of Jewish homes.
The word means "doorpost" in Hebrew.
Observant Jews touch or kiss the mezuzah when passing through a doorway.
The case is mounted at an angle on the right side of the entrance.
Plural: mezuzot or mezuzahs.
Jewish law commandment
- kosherPermissible by Jewish law
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
kippah · tallit · tefillin · siddur · menorah · sukkah · Hebrew · Shabbat
Treated hide for manuscripts
- soferJewish sacred text copyist
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- inkWriting fluid
- DeuteronomyFifth Torah book
verses · Hebrew · handwritten · rolled · kosher · inspection · scribal · lettering
Prayer seeking divine favor
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- shinFront lower leg
- divineOf or from gods
watchfulness · sanctification · holiness · spiritual · home · household · dwelling · departure
mitzvah
Jewish law commandment
Torah · kippah · tallit · tefillin · siddur · menorah · sukkah · Hebrew · Shabbat · Pesach
parchment
Treated hide for manuscripts
- soferJewish sacred text copyist
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- inkWriting fluid
Deuteronomy · verses · Hebrew · handwritten · rolled · kosher · inspection · scribal · lettering · quill
blessing
Prayer seeking divine favor
divine · watchfulness · sanctification · holiness · spiritual · home · household · dwelling · departure · arrival
threshold
Point of beginning
lintel · doorway · casing · architrave · entryway · portal · vestibule · foyer · front door · right side
decorative
Serving to beautify
wooden · glass · ornamental · artistic · design · container · holder · cover · Judaica · craftsmanship
- JewishTorah, Shabbat, kosher, rabbi, synagogue
- JudaismShabbat, kosher, Passover, Torah, Hanukkah
- lucky charmslucky horseshoe, rabbit foot, lucky coin, four leaf clover, good luck charm
- Religious GoodsBible, rosaries, cross necklace, prayer book, hymnal
- ritualsritual, rite, ceremony, sacrament, blessing
- housewarminghousewarming gift, welcome basket, home tour, gift giving, welcome speech