mezuzah
noun
me·zu·zah
mə-ˈzu̇-zə 
variants
or mezuza
plural mezuzahs or mezuzas or mezuzot
mə-ˈzu̇-ˌzōt
: a small parchment scroll inscribed with Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21 and the name Shaddai and placed in a case fixed to the doorpost by some Jewish families as a sign and reminder of their faith
also
: such a scroll and its case
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Its actors know true tragedy June 19, 2024 For now, some Jews have removed mezuzahs from the doors of their homes and told their kids not to wear yarmulkes in the street.
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Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
In Nevada, there are Jews who have hidden any signs of their faith, painting over the mezuzahs that hang outside their homes.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
His explanation of a mezuzah to the handyman preparing to install one outside Larry’s front door is a practical blasphemy.
—Wesley Morris Ron Butler Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Other combatants travel with mezuzahs, small boxes containing biblical Scriptures meant to be hung outside Jewish residences, to affix to Palestinian homes.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
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Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
In Nevada, there are Jews who have hidden any signs of their faith, painting over the mezuzahs that hang outside their homes.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
His explanation of a mezuzah to the handyman preparing to install one outside Larry’s front door is a practical blasphemy.
—Wesley Morris Ron Butler Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Other combatants travel with mezuzahs, small boxes containing biblical Scriptures meant to be hung outside Jewish residences, to affix to Palestinian homes.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Mezuzah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mezuzah. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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mezuzah
noun
me·zu·zah
variants
or mezuza
plural mezuzahs or mezuzas or mezuzot
-ˌōt
: a small scroll of parchment inscribed with two passages from Deuteronomy and the name Shaddai (the Almighty) and placed in a case that is attached to the doorjamb by some Jewish families as a sign and reminder of their faith
also
: such a scroll and case
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