(JTA) — It’s affixed upon the doorpost. It’s wooden, thin and rectangular, but with rounded corners. It’s meant to fulfill a biblical commandment. And it bears a verse from the Gospel of John about ...

A mezuzah is more than a way to mark the front door of a Jewish household. This special parchment, contained in a decorative case, contains the Hebrew verse for the Shema Yisrael prayer. The beginning ...

Shema Yisrael, or the Shema, is the central affirmation of Judaism. The prayer expresses belief in the singularity of God, that is, in God's oneness and incomparability. Though this opening verse is ...

It’s affixed upon the doorpost. It’s wooden, thin and rectangular, but with rounded corners. It’s meant to fulfill a biblical commandment. And it bears a verse from the Gospel of John about the ...

Chabad says that object is the container: The actual mezuzah is the scroll contained within. The scroll is handwritten by an expert with the first two sections of the Shema — “Hear o Israel, the L-rd ...