Zvi Sep/Oct 2001

Almost every Jewish home here has a mezuzah nailed to the right doorpost of the front door. A mezuzah is a small receptacle that contains a piece of parchment on which is written Deuteronomy 6:4–9. These verses begin with the Hebrew words, Shema Yisrael, Adonai Elohenu, Adonai Echad, meaning, “HEAR, O ISRAEL: THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE” (Dt. 6:4, Masoretic Text). This custom of aff