{"product_id":"extra-large-birkat-habayit-cream-jerusalem-stone-mezuzah-case","title":"Extra Large Birkat HaBayit Cream Jerusalem Stone Mezuzah","description":"\u003cp\u003eBirkat HaBayit (בִּרְכַּת הַבַּיִת, Blessing for the Home) is the text most Jewish households keep somewhere near the entrance: no sadness in this house, no trouble at this gate, no fear and no strife. Here it is worked in raised gold Hebrew into a nine-inch column of cream Jerusalem stone, so the blessing and the doorpost become a single object rather than two separate things on the same wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is as much a housewarming and wedding piece as a doorway fixture, which is why it appears so consistently in our \u003ca title=\"Wedding Gift Mezuzahs\" href=\"https:\/\/mezuzahstore.com\/collections\/wedding-gift-mezuzahs\"\u003ewedding gift mezuzahs\u003c\/a\u003e and at the upper end of our \u003ca title=\"Mezuzah Gifts\" href=\"https:\/\/mezuzahstore.com\/collections\/mezuzah-gifts\"\u003emezuzah gifts\u003c\/a\u003e. At nine inches it wants a front entrance or a wide hall, and it is best compared against the rest of our \u003ca title=\"Extra Large Mezuzahs\" href=\"https:\/\/mezuzahstore.com\/collections\/extra-large-mezuzahs\"\u003eextra large mezuzahs\u003c\/a\u003e before you commit to the scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eExtra Large Birkat HaBayit Cream Jerusalem Stone Mezuzah Specs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse the specs below to confirm scroll fit, material, measurements, mounting and recommended placement for this extra large Birkat HaBayit mezuzah case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Made in Israel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScroll Fit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fits a 4-Inch (10 cm) up to 8-Inch (20 cm) kosher mezuzah scroll\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Real Jerusalem stone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream with raised gold lettering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesign:\u003c\/strong\u003e Birkat HaBayit home blessing in raised Hebrew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\" tall by 1\" wide \/ 22.8 cm by 2.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMounting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Affixes with extra-strong double-sided mezuzah mounting tape, included. No nails needed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Suitable for indoor doorways and exterior doorways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater-resistant:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, when sealed properly with double-sided tape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Insert Scroll:\u003c\/strong\u003e Back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ships gift-box ready\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBirkat HaBayit Mezuzah Scroll Guidance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis case holds a kosher scroll from 4 inches (10 cm) through 8 inches (20 cm), and the matching parchment is shown in the product add-on area near the Add to Cart button. A 6-inch (15 cm) klaf suits the proportions best: the \u003ca title=\"Mehudar Ashkenazi Mezuzah Scroll\" href=\"https:\/\/mezuzahstore.com\/products\/6-inch-mehudar-ashkenazi-mezuzah-scroll\"\u003eMehudar Ashkenazi Mezuzah Scroll\u003c\/a\u003e for Ashkenazi households, the \u003ca title=\"Mehudar Sephardic Mezuzah Scroll\" href=\"https:\/\/mezuzahstore.com\/products\/6-inch-mehudar-vellish-sephardic-mezuzah-scroll\"\u003eMehudar Sephardic Mezuzah Scroll\u003c\/a\u003e for Sephardi families, or the \u003ca title=\"Alter Rebbe Chabad Mezuzah Scroll\" href=\"https:\/\/mezuzahstore.com\/products\/alter-rebbe-chabad-mezuzah-scroll-6-inch\"\u003eAlter Rebbe Chabad Mezuzah Scroll\u003c\/a\u003e for Chabad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you buy the scroll from us as well, we can ship your mezuzah with the scroll carefully rolled and inserted inside the case. When this mezuzah is shipped with a scroll already inserted, we seal the back with double-sided tape to help create an airtight seal, making the case usable on exterior doorways when properly sealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne point worth stating plainly, because it comes up often: the blessing on the face of this case is decorative and carries no halachic weight of its own. The mitzvah (מִצְוָה, commandment) rests entirely on the \u003ca title=\"Klaf for Mezuzah\" href=\"https:\/\/mezuzahstore.com\/collections\/klaf-handwritten-kosher-scrolls-for-your-mezuzah\"\u003ekosher klaf\u003c\/a\u003e (קְלָף, parchment) sealed inside, which carries the Shema (שְׁמַע) and the parshiyot (פָּרָשִׁיּוֹת, Torah passages) written by hand by a sofer (סוֹפֵר, scribe). One is a sentiment on the outside; the other is the obligation on the inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere minhag (מִנְהָג, custom) matters, our \u003ca title=\"Ashkenaz Mezuzahs\" href=\"https:\/\/mezuzahstore.com\/collections\/ashkenazi-mezuzahs\"\u003eAshkenaz Mezuzahs\u003c\/a\u003e and our \u003ca title=\"Sephardi Mezuzahs\" href=\"https:\/\/mezuzahstore.com\/collections\/sephardic-mezuzahs\"\u003eSephardi Mezuzahs\u003c\/a\u003e are separated for exactly that reason, the full range sits in the main \u003ca title=\"Kosher Mezuzah Scrolls\" href=\"https:\/\/mezuzahstore.com\/collections\/mezuzah-scrolls\"\u003ekosher mezuzah scroll\u003c\/a\u003e collection, and our guide to \u003ca title=\"Mezuzah Lettering Styles\" href=\"https:\/\/mezuzahstore.com\/blogs\/mezuzah-blog\/mezuzah-lettering-styles\"\u003emezuzah lettering styles\u003c\/a\u003e explains what distinguishes each ksav tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eExtra Large Birkat HaBayit Jerusalem Stone Mezuzah Design\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blessing is set as running raised Hebrew down the length of the column, which is a harder thing to execute in stone than a single symbol: the letters have to stay legible at depth without the strokes breaking at the serifs. Reading it takes a moment at the doorway, and that pause is precisely the effect the text is after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBirkat HaBayit text:\u003c\/strong\u003e The traditional home blessing in raised gold Hebrew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReal Jerusalem limestone:\u003c\/strong\u003e Quarried and finished in Israel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNine-inch scale:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sized for a front entrance or a wide entry hall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRaised lettering:\u003c\/strong\u003e Catches side light rather than flattening out under it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGift-box ready:\u003c\/strong\u003e Packed for a wedding, housewarming or new home as shipped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGiving a Birkat HaBayit Mezuzah as a Gift\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA blessing for the home is difficult to get wrong as a present for a first house, a move, or a chuppah, and it ships gift-box ready without needing to be asked for. If the recipient's entrance is fully exposed to weather, the safer choice is something from our \u003ca title=\"Outdoor Mezuzahs\" href=\"https:\/\/mezuzahstore.com\/collections\/outdoor-mezuzahs\"\u003eoutdoor mezuzahs\u003c\/a\u003e; on a covered porch this case holds up perfectly well once sealed with the included \u003ca title=\"Mezuzah Tape\" href=\"https:\/\/mezuzahstore.com\/collections\/mezuzah-tape-adhesives\"\u003emezuzah mounting tape\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is worth sending our guide to \u003ca title=\"Putting Up a Mezuzah\" href=\"https:\/\/mezuzahstore.com\/pages\/putting-up-a-mezuzah\"\u003eputting up a mezuzah\u003c\/a\u003e along with it, since most recipients have never mounted one themselves, and \u003ca title=\"Which Rooms Need a Mezuzah\" href=\"https:\/\/mezuzahstore.com\/blogs\/mezuzah-blog\/2718662-which-rooms-need-a-mezuzah\"\u003ewhich rooms need a mezuzah\u003c\/a\u003e answers the question that follows immediately afterwards about the rest of the house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGet Mezuzahs for Your Entire Home!\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJewish tradition places a mezuzah on nearly every doorway of the home, not only the front door. Bedrooms, the kitchen, a study and the back door all take one, which is why most families build their collection a few doors at a time. Our guide to \u003ca title=\"Which Rooms Need a Mezuzah\" href=\"https:\/\/mezuzahstore.com\/blogs\/mezuzah-blog\/2718662-which-rooms-need-a-mezuzah\"\u003ewhich rooms need a mezuzah\u003c\/a\u003e works through which doorways are obligated, and the full range of \u003ca title=\"Mezuzot for Sale\" href=\"https:\/\/mezuzahstore.com\/collections\/mezuzahs\"\u003emezuzot\u003c\/a\u003e is organised by size, material and colour so a second case is easy to match to the first.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mezuzah Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53473818837292,"sku":"JS-905","price":174.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0066\/6142\/files\/extra-large-blessing-for-home-stone-mezuzah-mounted-1.jpg?v=1785265864","url":"https:\/\/mezuzahstore.com\/products\/extra-large-birkat-habayit-cream-jerusalem-stone-mezuzah-case","provider":"Mezuzah Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}