Mezuzah scroll: The bigger the better?
Kosher Mezuzah Parchments
I was kind of flabbergasted.
I know a Judaica dealer in downtown Jerusalem who's not observant (yet). I asked him where he gets his 7 cm mezuzah scrolls. The 7 cm mezuzah is hard to procure; it's quite small and most sofrim (scribes) are not trained to write that small. "Yehuda writes all of these...
The Case for the Plastic Mezuzah Case
Mezuzahs should be checked twice every seven years. In many instances mezuzah checkers find that the mezuzah scroll has been slowly baked to a crisp over a long period of time, following exposure to the elements.
The cause can be hard to determine. In one instance a mezuzah in a cheap, not waterproof case survives...
What makes a mezuzah case kosher?
What makes a mezuzah case kosher? The simple answer is nothing, it doesn't have to be kosher. The whole issue is the mezuzah parchment. In theory, you don't need a mezuzah case at all.
In certain times and places in Jewish history, the mezuzah parchment was inserted into a crevice made in the doorpost, and...
Mezuzah Case: Beauty skin deep?
The 2.4-inch Mezuzah Scroll: Be Warned!
Mezuzah Scroll – Surrounded with mitzvahs
Mezuza Q&A
Does a mezuza have to contain a parchment handwritten by a scribe, or is a printed scroll also acceptable?
A printed scroll, in this case, is hardly worth the paper it's written on! A mezuza definitely must be written on specially prepared parchment by a trained scribe. For a fuller answer, see "The Inside Story."
Is...
The Blazing Mezuzah
by Brian Silvey
In the midst of a fraternity party, my Jewish spark was unexpectedly ignited.
The Hebrew school I attended taught me how to read Hebrew, to say Shema, and that a mezuzah is placed on the doorways of Jewish homes. I remember one Hebrew school project when I made a mezuzah by writing the...