Mezuza

The Mezuzah

No, it’s not a Jewish doorbell. It’s a home security device called a mezuzah, and it’s wired into the Ultimate Protection Agency.

The software inside this gadget is a scroll with the words beginning, “Hear OIsrael, the L‑rd is our G‑d; the L‑rd is one.” Those powerful words sum up the mandate of a Jew: to infuse the world with G‑d’s oneness.

Regarding these words, G‑d has commanded us, “And you shall inscribe them on the doorposts of your home, and on your gates” (ibid., verse 9). Hence the mezuzah: a parchment scroll inscribed with the verses of the Shema-prayer is affixed to the right doorpost of every room in a Jewish home

 

Read More Main Article link:

http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/278460/jewish/Guide.htm

How Mezzuah Is made:

http://www.beingjewish.com/mitzvos/mezuzah.html

Questions And Answers About Mezuza:

http://www.mezuzah.net/sofer.html

Small Video:

http://www.chabad.org/multimedia/media_cdo/aid/1020939/jewish/The-Mighty-Mezuzah.htm