Category Archives: Putting up mezuzos

All of your mezuzos could be kosher, but if they aren’t put up correctly, you still won’t be fullfilling the mitzvah of mezuzah.

Either Two Possel Or Two Missing

Posted on ‍‍November 27, 2012 - יג כסלו תשעג by Melech

One of my customers was told by a ‘Yid’ (his intent was somebody who sees more than the rest of us) that he either has two possel mezuzos or two missing mezuzos. Being that he has mostly new, high quality … Continue reading →

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Does A Wearhouse Need a Mezuzah and Do We Make a Brachah?

Posted on ‍‍July 15, 2010 - ד אב תשע by Melech

According to some Rabonim a warehouse requires a mezuzah and a brachah is made. This would be true for a store as well and even for a shed (even one that you just keep bicycles and suckah panels and so … Continue reading →

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Which Side of the Door Case 1

Posted on ‍‍July 9, 2010 - כז תמוז תשע by Melech

You walk through the front door, walk down a hall to a bedroom, enter thebedroom, go through the bedroom and enter the garage. The only way into the garage from the house is through the bedroom, or from the outside door … Continue reading →

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What Is The Proper Location For a Mezuzah On A Wide Doorway?

Posted on ‍‍May 27, 2010 - יד סיון תשע by Melech

The halachah requires the mezuzah to go on the outer tefach (four and one half inches) of the doorway. There are two possible reasons why this is so. One is so that the entire house is protected. The other is … Continue reading →

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Many People Have Told Me You Don’t Need To Check Indoor Mezuzos These Days

Posted on ‍‍May 18, 2010 - ה סיון תשע by Melech

I have heard many times that since the temperture is consistent in the modern houses that we live in, that it is not necessary to check mezuzos twice every seven years. I asked Reb Avraham Tzvi Wosner if there is … Continue reading →

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Where do I put the mezuzah on a tall doorway?

Posted on ‍‍May 3, 2010 - יט אייר תשע by Melech

The halacha is to place the mezuzah at the begining of the top third of the doorway. As long as it is at least one tefach (handbreadth, about four and one half inches) from the top of the doorway it … Continue reading →

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Upside Down Mezuzos

Posted on ‍‍May 21, 2009 - כז אייר תשסט by Rabbi Michaels

Today I did a Mezuzah HouseCall and found seven upside down mezuzos! An upside down mezuzah doesn’t fulfill the mitzvah. I often see a single upside down mezuzah, but seven? How could this happen? The homeowner told me that he … Continue reading →

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Tilt the mezuzah towards the room you are going into.

Posted on ‍‍February 4, 2009 - י שבט תשסט by Rabbi Michaels

Yesterday, while on a house call, I saw a mezuzah going out to the back yard. It was on the right side going out, which is correct according to some opinions (I always put on the right side going in–more … Continue reading →