“Doorways & Shady Characters” Zohar parashat Vaetchanan, p. 264a
(One of the commandments in this week’s parasha relates to writing verses from the Torah and placing them on the doorposts of the house (Deut. 6:9). The inner meaning of this commandment, to affix mezuzot (the plural of “mezuzah”), is discussed by The Faithful Shepherd (Moses) in […]
A federal court ruling that denied a Chicago condo resident’s right to hang a mezuzah on her front door incensed a local legislator and surprised area rabbis.“The mezuzah is a symbol that is as important as an American flag. To me, it’s protected by the first amendment,” retired Alderman Burton F. Natarus told Lubavitch.com. “I […]
OU Disappointed with Court’s Ruling in Mezzuzah Case YWN
“Observant Jews have no right under federal law to install small scrolls known as mezuzot outside the doors of their condominiums, a federal appeals court declared yesterday. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, 2-1, that the condominium association at Shoreline Towers in Chicago did not […]
