Why is the Mezuzah Slanted?
You were probably sure that there's some great symbolism in the fact that the Mezuzah is slanted. If that's the case, I am afraid that I'm about to let you...
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The Mezuzah Scroll
The Scroll - The Heart and Soul of the Mezuzah A Mezuzah is made up of two parts, the box or case and the scroll. Most people think of the...
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Happy Purim!
All of us at MezuzahStore.com wish our customers and the entire Jewish people a happy Purim! May we all have health, happiness and Nachas from our children. And may this...
You can wear your Tefillin on El Al!
El Al decided to take advantage of all of the publicity from the recent Tefillin scare. They have published this ad in some newspapers. I was trying to think of a...
Tefillin Bring Down Airplane
This is a very interesting news story about a young man who decided to put on his Tefillin to do his morning prayers on an airplane. Apparently the passengers and...
How to dispose of a Mezuzah case
You probably already know that a Mezuzah scroll is holy and cannot just be discarded in the trash when it becomes unfit. What is less known is that the Mezuzah case also...
Where Do You Put a Mezuzah on an Archway?
A practical explanation of where to place a mezuzah on an archway, why arched doors are different from regular rectangular doorways, and how halachic opinions calculate the proper mezuzah height.
Where to put a Mezuzah on an arch
Here's a question I recently got by email: Shalom. There is a wall with an arch that runs from one end of my house across to the other end...
Can Mezuzahs end Israel's water shortage?
Here is an interesting article from Ynet: Can mezuzot thwart water crisis? Government ministers' attempts to come up with ideas to deal with depleting levels of Lake Kinneret prompt...
Mezuzah in Space
Here's an interesting article from Haaretz.com: Who puts up a mezuzah in space? A Jewish astronaut By Ofri Ilani, Haaretz Correspondent If Dr. Garrett Reisman did not exist, then...
This guy sold a passul Mezuzah in NY state.
It seems that NY state has a whole section of business law that protects the consumer from being sold non-kosher Mezuzahs and Tefillin. Here is a link to the...
Replacing Mezuzah After Checking
I recently got this question in the email: If I take down multiple Mezuzot for checking, do I make a Brocha when replacing them. I will not be placing them on the same door...
Mezuzah on a Horizontal Door?
Here is a question that I got recently in the email: My first floor ceiling now has a horizontal opening say .8 metres by .8 metres with a hatch...
Mezuzahs at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
A quick look back at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, when Rabbi Shimon Freundlich of Chabad-Beijing helped place mezuzahs on the doors of Israeli athletes in the Olympic Village.
Printable Mezuzah Scroll Update
A quick look back at an early Mezuzah Store SEO project about printable mezuzah searches, with an important reminder that a printed mezuzah scroll cannot replace a kosher scroll handwritten...
Free Printable Mezuzah?
Could this too be a product of the tough economy? Lately I have noticed that a lot of people reach our website searching for terms like "free printable mezuzah" or...
Can a Condo or HOA Ban a Mezuzah?
Can a condo board or HOA tell a Jewish resident to remove a mezuzah? This updated article looks at the Bloch mezuzah case, the mitzvah of mezuzah, the kosher klaf...
The Mezuzah and the Marijuana Raid
A strange old mezuzah story from Los Angeles involving a medical marijuana shop, a raid, a damaged mezuzah, and a reminder that the kosher scroll inside is what matters most.
Can you relate?
I recently came across this post at a blog called Kintropy in Action Last week, I finally got around to hanging the Mezuzahs around the house. We've only been living...
You've Heard of Palm Reading...But What About Mezuzah Reading?
Reb Gutman Locks at Mystical Paths writes the following: A friend of mine, Daniel, was learning in a yeshiva in Brooklyn. He was having a problem and thought that maybe...