Hilchos Mezuza

Which Posuk tells us the Mitzva of Mezuza?

• וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אָנכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּום עַל לְבָבֶךָ

• וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם. בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ:

• וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאות עַל יָדֶךָ. וְהָיוּ לְטטָפת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ

• וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל מְזֻזות בֵּיתֶךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ:

What do we learn from the word וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ?

• even gates of courtyards need a Mezuza

• only doors in a house need a Mezuza

• a house needs Mezuzos only if it is lived in for 3 months

On which doorpost do we put the Mezuza?

• right

• left

• Machlokes [argument]

Which way do we face to determine the right doorpost?

• towards the direction the door swings into

• towards the bigger room

• towards the end of the house

If the door does not swing, which way should we face to determine which is the right doorpost?

• ask a Rov

• towards the bigger room

• towards the side of the door with the handle

Does a doorway with no door require a Mezuza?

• yes

• no

• Machlokes [argument]. Put one without a Brocho

משקוף

• lintel

• handle

• door swing

How far down from the lintel should the Mezuza be?

• 1 טפח

• 1 אמה

• 1 metre

How much is a טפח?

• 48 cm

• 48 metres

• 4.8 metres

• 8 cm

Where on the width of the doorpost should the Mezuza be placed?

• טפח closer to outside

• טפח closer to inside

• right in middle