These verses consist of the jewish prayer shema yisrael beginning with the phrase.
Mezuzah on door frame.
Notable exceptions are doors leading to bathrooms and small closets.
The mezuzah should be right side up and slanted so that the top of the mezuzah faces inwards towards the room.
In other words if your door swings open from hallway into bedroom the mezuzah would be nailed to the right hand doorpost as your face the bedroom from the hall.
Some interpret jewish law to require a mezuzah i.
You should hang a mezuzah on just about every doorway that belongs to you.
The mezuzah should be hung on the right side of the door on the top third of the doorway.
In mainstream rabbinic judaism a mezuzah is affixed to the doorpost of jewish homes to fulfill the mitzvah to write the words of god on the gates and doorposts of your house.
It should be placed at a slight angle with the top of the mezuzah pointing toward the inside of the room and the bottom pointing toward the outside.
Marc dayan the president of the yismah moché synagogue in the 18th district discovered the vandalism.
The mezuzah is affixed to the right side of the door as one enters a room.
A hammer and nail or a screw and drill are common ways to hang a mezuzah.
Strong glue or double sided tape are also options.
The proper place for the mezuzah is at the bottom of the top third of the doorway.
A mezuzah was torn off the doorframe of a paris synagogue in a suspected antisemitic incident.
Choose a nail or screw that corresponds to your mezuzah.
This is so no matter whether the doorknob is on the right or left hand side.
The mezuzahis affixed on the right hand side of the door as you enter the room.