Pictures Of Mezuzah On Doorpost

Israeli places a mezuzah on the entrance of home photo by shay levy.

Pictures of mezuzah on doorpost. Closeup of a mezuzah on a doorpost. If the doorpost or archway is wider thicker than a handbreadth approximately 3 inches the mezuzah should be mounted within the outermost handbreadth of the doorpost rather than in the center. How to affix a mezuzah. Mezuzah doorpost mezuzot jewish parchment.

Hole carved into a stone door post where a mezuzah small scroll containing a prayer was once placed krakow poland. Near door from wood. A mezuzah made from a cartridge case on a stone doorpost at the zion gate entrance to the old city of jerusalem in israel. There one should affix a mezuzah to the door when moving in.

The hebrew word mezuzah means doorpost according to tradition the mezuzah is to be affixed to the doorpost at the entrance to a jewish home as well as at the entrance to each of the interior rooms except for bathrooms. Stock images by aquamarinepaint 0 0 antique wooden mezuzah pictures by flik47 0 39 jewish symbols. Stock image by amin268 0 0. The case that holds the scroll can be simple or decorative but the mezuzah itself is a reminder of your.

Dove olive branch pomegranate matzah fish hamsa mezuzah. מ זו זו ת mezuzot is a piece of parchment called a klaf contained in a decorative case and inscribed with specific hebrew verses from the torah deuteronomy 6 4 9 and 11 13 21 these verses consist of the jewish prayer shema yisrael beginning with the phrase. Mezuzah the jewish security system stock photography by lucidwaters 1 184 hand on mesusah stock image by anke 1 241 modern mezuzah picture by flik47 1 127 mezuzah case on white background stock image by slanapotam 2 43 mezuzah stock image by odelia 2 565 man holding mezuzah papyrus pictures by syanai 1 276 mezuzah pictures by kobby dagan 1 58 mezuzah picture by seanpavonephoto. The mezuzah itself consists of a small scroll of parchment k laf on which are written two biblical passages.

The mezuzah is affixed to the right side of the door as one enters a room. In other words if your door swings open from hallway into bedroom the mezuzah would be nailed to the right hand doorpost as your face the bedroom from the hall. A mezuzah is affixed to the doorframe in jewish homes to fulfill the mitzvah biblical commandment to inscribe the words of the shema on the doorposts of your house. Wooden door with the lock spy hole mezuzah.

Doorpost represents the dividing line between the inside of a jewish home or business and the outside world. If the doorpost is very low a rabbinical authority should be consulted in order to determine where the mezuzah should be mounted. Pictures by aquamarinepaint 0 0 mezuzah line icon door and judaism jewish doorpost sign vector graphics a linear pattern on a white background. Decorated mezuzah containing the main jewish prayer within.

Each mezuzah contains a rolled kosher parchment with the shema prayer meant to protect the inhabitants. Mezuzah made of wood. Mezuzah on a doorpost as a reminder of the 613 laws in the old testament.