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The Bibical source of the mitzvah of mezuzah is found twice in Deuteronomy (Devarim), chapter 6, in the paragraph of Shema Yisroel (4-9) and Chapter 9, in the paragragh of Vehaya Im Shamoa (13-21). The Torah states in both paragraphs:
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A mezuzah is a sacred parchment inscribed by hand with two portions of Torah. ... The Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-9) begins with "Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One." The Shema reminds us that God is always present in our lives, and that we should keep God's words constantly in our minds and in our hearts.
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• Mezuzah, tzitzit and tefillin are reminders of the commandments; • The menorah (candelabrum) the ancient universal symbol of Judaism; • The Jewish star (magein David) is a ... And you shall write [the words that I command you today] on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. -Deuteronomy 6:9, 11:19...
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The Mezuzah (also: Mezuza, plural: Mezuzot) is a rectangular piece of parchment enclosed in a case. The parchment contains text from the passages of the Torah that prescribe the use of the Mezuzah, in which Tefillin are also prescribed. ... DEUTERONOMY 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
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Some people use the term mezuzah to refer to the case and the scroll together. However, the case alone, is merely a case. To be most precise, the word mezuzah means "doorpost" for that is where the words referred to in Deuteronomy 6:9 are to be adherred.
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If the doorpost is wide enough to permit, the mezuzah should be tilted with the upper part slanting inward toward the house or room. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one! 5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
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www.yeshuatyisrael.com/PDF/mezuzah.pdf
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What is that little box on the doorposts of Jewish homes? ... A Mezuzah must contain in Hebrew, in a special alphabet, the following two chapters: Deuteronomy 6:4-9, and Deuteronomy 11:13-21. Anything else, or anything more or less is completely unacceptable. There is only one way to write a Mezuzah.
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This case is commonly known as a mezuzah (Heb.: doorpost), ... 6:4-9, a passage commonly known as the Shema (Hear, from the first word of the passage). In that passage, G-d commands us to keep His words constantly in our minds and in our hearts, by (among other things) writing them on the doorposts of our house.
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11:6 ... Bind them; This section is also in the tefillin. See Exodus 13:9,16, Deuteronomy 6:8. ... doorposts; This section is the second writing in the mezuzah; see Deuteronomy 6:9.
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