MEZUZAH AND MORE

On which side of the door should the mezuzah be placed? A mezuzah is placed on the right side of the doorway as one enters the room. We are commanded U’Ktavtam Al Mezuzot Beitecha, “you shall write it on the doorposts of the home” (Deut. 6:9). The Talmud (Menachos 34a) derives the word biascha which means “to come in” from the word beisecha and teaches that a mezuzah should be on the side of the door at which one begins to move. The Talmud assumes that people generally move f

The first clear sign that a home belongs to a Jew is the mezuzah on the front door. While it is hard to imagine a case where the front door would not require a mezuzah, there are several halachik issues to consider. Which door is the front door? It’s not always obvious, and the answer to this question often has important ramifications for other doorways in the house. Halacha defines the front door as the one that is most often used to enter the house. Nowadays, that is not al