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mezuzah

[ US /məˈzʊzə/ ]
[ UK /mˈɛzjuːzɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law

How To Use mezuzah In A Sentence

  • Still, one may never make use of a printed Torah, tefillin, or mezuzah for sacred purpose.
  • One example - out of many - is his discussion of the mezuzah, a small capsule attached to the doorposts of Jewish homes containing a piece of vellum with verses from the Book of Deuteronomy.
  • As we enter the house with the mezuzah on one side and the Chanukah menorah on the other, there is no mistaking the Jewish focus of the home.
  • He pulled on the large block knocker, and smiled to see the mezuzah on the door-post. THE UNORTHODOX MURDER OF RABBI MOSS
  • On the doorpost of every Jewish home rests a mezuzah.
  • If you've ever been inside a Judaica store, you know from which I speak -- monstrous menorahs, krass kiddish cups and flashy door mezuzahs with motion detectors. Rich Siegel: Are Jew Kidding?
  • When I first became interested in Judaism a few months back, I had planned on buying all my Jewish kit in Haifa - a kippah, mezuzahs, Chanukah menorah, dreidels, tallit, Seder plate, and lots of holy books to study from.
  • In the portion of the Torah inscribed on the mezuzah, we read that one should converse in Torah while in the home, on the road, when one arises, and when one retires.
  • Without the Oral Torah we wouldn't know about the mezuzah and countless other ways of day-to-day Judaism.
  • This six-pointed star, made of two interlocking triangles, can be found on mezuzahs, menorahs, tallis bags, and kipot.
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