Many openings to a home:[1] If a home has many openings to the outside or to the courtyard, and the openings were built for the household members to use to enter and exit into the home, then they are all obligated to have a Mezuzah placed on them. This […]
The Mitzvah; Its Importance & Reward
1. The Mitzvah:[1] It is a positive commandment to write the paragraphs of “Shema” and “Vehaya Im Shamaoa”[2] and to then place it on the doorpost. 2. Its importance:[3] One must be very careful to fulfill this command. [The reason for this is because the Mezuzah contains everyone’s […]
A Domed entrance
A domed entrance:[1] An entrance that has two doorposts with a dome shaped lintel over it, requires a Mezuzah if the doorposts are both at least a height of ten Tefach. This length is measured from the ground until the point that the doorposts begin to curve.[2] If the doorpost […]
Room with two adjacent openings
A room with two adjacent openings: A. An opening behind the door:[1] If behind the door there is another opening [such as to its right or left], then if it has a support beam of one Tefach wide [8 cm], then both openings are obligated to have a Mezuzah. [See […]
What to do if there is only one Doorpost
If there is only one doorpost:[1] Doorpost on right side: If there is a doorpost only on the right side of the entrance, while by the left side there is no doorpost and the left wall simply continues past the area where the right doorpost is horizontally aligned to [see […]
Achsadra-A three walled room or structure
Achsadra: A structure with only three walls:[1] An external structure that only has three walls is called in Achsadra. An Achsadra which contains a completely open fourth wall which is used as the entrance does not require a Mezuzah on its side, as its sides are not considered to be […]
Height and Width of Doorpost
Height of doorposts:[1] Each of the two doorposts must reach a height of at least ten Tefach to be considered a Halachic doorpost which requires a Mezuzah. Width of the doorway-Must the entrance of the doorway contain a minimum width of opening? Some Poskim[2] rule the doorway does […]
Requirement of doorposts and Lintel
Doorposts and Lintel:[1] An opening is only obligated to have a Mezuzah if it has two doorposts [one on each side], and a Mashkof [lintel] on top of the doorposts.[2] Q&A Must the entrance contain a doorframe to be obligated in a Mezuzah?[3] Yes. If one does not […]
Door-less openings
A door-less opening:[1] Openings which do not have doors are nevertheless obligated to have a Mezuzah. However some Poskim[2] exempt such an opening from needing a Mezuzah.[3] Thus, in order to fulfill ones obligation according to all opinions, when one places a Mezuzah on a door-less opening he should […]
Ship
A ship:[1] The rooms of a ship are exempt from a Mezuzah.[2] [However those ships that contain permanent rooms of living, as is common in all boats and ships of today, some Poskim[3] rule they are obligated to have a Mezuzah. Other Poskim[4] however rule that the rooms of all […]