by Aviva Blumstein | Uncategorized
Before affixing a mezuzah to a doorpost, the following blessing is recited: Hebrew: ברוך אתה ה’ אלוקנו מלך העולם אשר קדשנו במצותיו וצונו לקבוע מזוזה Transliteration: Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu Melekh ha-olam, asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu...
by Aviva Blumstein | Uncategorized
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 On the doorposts of many Jewish homes, you will find a mezuzah. The word mezuzah actually is Hebrew for “doorpost”. The mezuzah is a...
