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Meanings of mezuzah in English

Portuguese
mezuzá
Spanish
mezuzá

Religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law.

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Usage of mezuzah in English
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At Passover he insists on placing the symbolic mezuzah over the door.
The new yorker
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Some Jewish faithful also kiss their fingers when touching the mezuzah.
Reuters
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The mezuzah was gone, ripped from the wooden door frame.
The kommandant's girl
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At the door, he touched the mezuzah and kissed his crooked, wrinkled fingertips before entering.
The strain
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The old man touched the mezuzah before entering, leaning his tall stick against the wall.
The strain
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I became twelve years old as soon as I passed the mezuzah at the front door.
Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel
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I had gone in and out several times that morning, and had kissed the mezuzah each time.
The fifth servant
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Through charity, good deeds, putting the mezuzah upon thy doorposts, making a tabernacle for thyself during Succoth, etc.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and ...
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But there are three windows overlooking the street like the house in Ariela's picture and a mezuzah shadow on the doorpost.
The Guardian
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The Bible surrounds him with mitzvot: tfillin on the head and arm, a mezuzah on the door, zizit on their clothes.'
A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
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I suffered greatly from fear, for there was no Mezuzah anywhere near me.
In Those Days: The Story of an Old Man
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Menorahs, mezuzahs, Shabbat candles, kiddush cups, challah covers.
Cross Bones
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I wanted a Mezuzah, some talisman, a protection against evil spirits, and that fool offered me barking dogs!
In Those Days: The Story of an Old Man
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They are the shadows of lost mezuzahs, small metal cases that once contained handwritten blessings tacked to every Jewish door.
The Guardian
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He continued to lay before Moses similar artful questions: "Must a Mezuzah be attached to the doorpost of the house filled with the sacred Books?"
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3
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At Passover he insists on placing the symbolic mezuzah over the door.
The new yorker
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Translations for mezuzah
Portuguese
mezuzá
Spanish
mezuzá
Mezuzah through the time