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Guide \u00b7 Mezuza Installation<\/span>

Blessing for Attaching a Mezuzah: Full Text and Installation Guide<\/h1>

Everything needed to affix a mezuzah to a home: the blessing text with vowels, the side, the height, and the order of operations.<\/p>

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Affixing a mezuzah is a small moment that transforms an apartment into a Jewish home. One blessing, a few minutes of action, and a mitzvah that accompanies the home on every entrance and exit. This page compiles all that is needed: the full blessing with vowels, the step-by-step procedure, and answers to frequently asked questions.<\/p><\/div><\/section>

What is written in a mezuzah<\/h2>
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Inside every mezuzah case lies a klaf, a parchment on which a Sofer Stam (a Torah scribe) writes by hand, using special ink and in Stam script, two passages from the Torah: Parshat Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-9) and Parshat V'Haya Im Shamoa (Deuteronomy 11:13-21). In these passages appears the commandment \"And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates,\" which is the source of the entire mitzvah.<\/p>

On the back of the klaf is written the name Shaddai, an acronym for Shomer Daletot Yisrael (Guardian of the Doors of Israel), and when the klaf is rolled, the name faces outward.<\/p>

The mezuzah case is the decorative cover seen on the doorpost, and the kosher scroll is the heart of the mitzvah. Tshura's mezuzah cases are sold without a scroll, so the text and level of embellishment can be chosen according to custom and budget.mezuzah scrolls<\/a> In the handwriting of the author, with the consent and recommendation of the great minds of the generation, available here on the website alongside the verses.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section>

The blessing for affixing a mezuzah<\/h2>
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Holding the mezuzah opposite its place on the doorpost, and recite the blessing while standing:<\/p>

\u05d1\u05b8\u05bc\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d4', \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd, \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05bc\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e6\u05b4\u05d5\u05b8\u05bc\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05d1\u05b9\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7 \u05de\u05b0\u05d6\u05d5\u05bc\u05d6\u05b8\u05d4. (the blessing appears in its original Hebrew)<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Immediately after the blessing, the mezuzah is affixed, without interruption and without speaking between the blessing and affixing.<\/p>

When you are determining how many mezuzahs are in a row in the same house, you recite the mezuzah blessing only once, on the first one, and you have the intention for all the others.<\/p><\/div>

Download the blessing sheet for printing (PDF)<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section>

How to affix a mezuzah, step by step<\/h2>
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Scroll the klaf<\/h3>

Scroll the klaf from end to beginning, so that the writing is inward and the name \"Shaddai\" on the back of the klaf faces outward.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

2<\/div>

Inserting the klaf<\/h3>

Insert the rolled klaf into the slot straight, with the top of the writing facing up.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

3<\/div>

The location<\/h3>

On the right side as you enter, at the start of the upper third of the doorway's height, close to the outer edge of the doorpost. On a standard door, this is around 1.40 to 1.60 meters from the floor.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

4<\/div>

The Blessing<\/h3>

We bless the blessing of the determination in the text above.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

5<\/div>

The determination<\/h3>

Attach the mezuzah firmly, using screws or strong, stable adhesive. Ashkenazi custom: At a slight angle, with the top of the mezuzah leaning inward into the house. Sephardi and Mizrahi custom: upright and straight.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

Laws of Mezuzah: In Which Doorways is it Affixed<\/h2>
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The mitzvah of mezzuzah applies to any residential room opening that is at least four by four cubits, approximately two by two meters. A mezzuzah is affixed to the front door, bedrooms, living room, kitchen, balconies, and any opening used for dwelling, except for bathrooms and washrooms. Even an opening without a door requires a mezzuzah if it has two doorposts (sides) and a lintel.<\/p>

In Israel, it's customary to affix a mezuzah immediately upon entering a home, even a rented apartment. For special openings, such as arches without a straight frame or partial openings, it's advisable to ask a rabbi.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section>

Sephardic and Ashkenazi customs of affixing the mezuzah<\/h2>
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The angle of affixing.<\/strong> The Ashkenazi custom is to affix the mezuzah at a slight angle, its head tilted inward toward the room, an old compromise between the view that it stands upright and the view that it lies flat. The custom of Sephardim and the communities of the East is to affix the mezuzah upright and straight, along the doorpost. Both customs are fully kosher, and every family continues its fathers' custom; in an especially narrow doorway, those who angle it also affix upright.<\/p>

The blessing and the affixing.<\/strong> The text of the blessing is identical in all communities: who sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to affix a mezuzah. It is accepted in all communities not to sleep in a home without a mezuzah on its doorway, so it is affixed on moving day itself, and in Israel this holds for a rented apartment as well. Some Sephardim join the affixing to the housewarming meal, and in Ashkenazi communities some add chapters of Tehillim and a short prayer for the home after the affixing.<\/p>

The script on the scroll.<\/strong> Another difference between the communities is found inside the mezuzah case: Beit Yosef script in Ashkenazic communities, Arizal script in Hasidic communities, and Velish script among Sephardim and Mizrahi communities. Post-facto, one fulfills the obligation with any kosher script, but for the meticulous, it is proper for the parchment to match the family tradition. We expanded on the signs of kosher parchment in the article on What makes a mezuzah kosher<\/a>, and on the periodic check in the article on mezuzah checking<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section>

Frequently Asked Questions About Mezuzah Placement<\/h2>
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