- A
mezuzah (Hebrew: מְזוּזָה "doorpost"; plural: מְזוּזוֹת
mezuzot) is a
piece of
parchment inscribed with
specific Hebrew verses from the Torah, which...
- can
transcribe Sifrei Kodesh (holy scrolls),
tefillin (phylacteries),
mezuzot (ST"M, סת״ם, is an
abbreviation of
these three terms) and
other religious...
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According to
Halakha (Jewish
religious law),
tefillin (phylacteries) and
mezuzot (door-post scripts) can only be
written in Ashurit. Ktav
Ashuri is the...
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traditional writing with
which holy
scrolls (Sifrei Kodesh),
tefillin and
mezuzot are written. Stam is a
Hebrew acronym denoting these writings, as indicated...
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entire p****age is
understood as a metaphor. Therefore, they do not put up
mezuzot,
although many
Karaite Jews do have a
small plaque with the Ten Commandments...
- some
Hebrew letters in the
Jewish scrolls of
Sifrei Kodesh,
Tefillin and
Mezuzot. The
Hebrew name for this
scribal feature is
kether (כתר). Tag and kether...
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Jewish folklore includes accounts where neglected or
improperly maintained mezuzot were
believed to make
homes susceptible to
dybbuk possession.
These perspectives...
- doi:10.2307/1453840. JSTOR 1453840. Maimonides, The Laws of Tefillin,
Mezuzot, and
Torah Scrolls, 1:2 Driver,
Godfrey Rolles (1970).
Introduction to...
- for the use of
tefillin and
mezuzot "admittedly sp**** and
rather vague". Additionally,
archaeological evidence for
mezuzot is
extremely limited. However...
- gevil, but may also be on klaf;
tefillin must be
written on klaf; and
mezuzot may be
written on duchsustus, klaf, or gevil.
Duchsustus is the animal's...
