For Every Jew.

A qoute by Rav Tanhum.

This blessing should be said when we put the Mezuzah on our door posts.

(Remember that the "ch" should be pronounced like a clearing the throat sound)

Baruch Ata Adonoy Elohenu Melech haalom, asher kidishanu mitzvatov vitzivanu Likboa Mezuza

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the univers, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to affix a Mezuzah.

The Mezuzah consists of a container of wood, metal, stone, or even paper. It contains a parchment, written by a qualified scribe, by hand, with Deutoronomy (Devarim) 6:4-9 and 11:13-21 on the front, and the word Shaddai (Almighty / The Sufficient One) on the back. Somtimes this Name is also placed on the front of the container it's self.

The word Mezuzah means doorpost as in the Torah sentance...

"... inscribe them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates."
The word Mezuzah also has a nice Drash (hidden teaching). The word Mezuzah consists of the Hebrew letters... Mem Zien Zien Hey (MZZH), or in it's plural form, Mem Zien Zien Vav Tet (MZZVT) (the Vav is the bearer of the vowel "O" so it would actualy be MZZOT.), and the meaning of the word zz (pronounced zaz) is to move away, the word Met meand death. So keeping all this in mind, the word Mezuzot has within it "Death move away from this doorpost".

Here is another Drash...
The word Shaddi, we see come up in the book of Genesis (Bresheet) 17:1, when Hashem Talks with Abraham...

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am El Shaddai, Walk in My ways and be blameless.""
The word, spelled Shin' Daled' Yud (ShDY), Stands for...
Shomer Daltot Yisroel
This means...
Guardian of the doors of Israel

The Rambam taught us that besides it's many spiritual protective qualities, The Mezuzah also serves as a reminder when we enter and leave our homes, that all depends on the Grace of Hashem, all that we have within our homes, and all that we encounter when we travel outside of our homes.

It is very important that you only buy your Mezuzah from a qualified source. You should ask a Rabbi.

The Mezuzah must be hung on the top 1/3rd part of the right door post, looking at the door as if you are entering into the room.

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