Anointing A New Home And Attaching The Mezuzah To The Doorpost
Placing The Mezuzah To The Door Post As Commanded
Tonight Rabbi placed the Mezuzah on the door post, said the blessing, and anointed Barbara's new house with oil at our Synagogue Chanukah party that was held at her home in DuPont, Washington. This fulfills the commandment given in Deuteronomy which says we are to place the words given in Deuteronomy 6:4-9, 11:13-21, and Numbers 15:37-41 on our doorposts. This is a reminder as we enter our homes to be a living example of Torah as we enter the home to our families, and as we leave the home to the world.
Deuteronomy 6:5-9:
וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ אֵ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֥ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ וּבְכָל־מְאֹדֶֽך
וְהָי֞וּ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֧י מְצַוְּךָ֛ הַיּ֖וֹם עַל־לְבָבֶֽךָ
וְשִׁנַּנְתָּ֣ם לְבָנֶ֔יךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֖ בָּ֑ם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤ בְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣ בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖ וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ
וּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥ם לְא֖וֹת עַל־יָדֶ֑ךָ וְהָי֥וּ לְטֹטָפֹ֖ת בֵּ֥ין עֵינֶֽיךָ
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Take to heart these instructions with which I charge you this day. Impress them upon your children. Recite them when you stay at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you get up. Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them serve as a symbol on your forehead, inscribe them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
Be blessed this Fifth Day of Dedication or Light.
Chag Sameach Chanukkah
Happy Hanukkah
Marla Silva @ floridagypsy
photos of what friends are, but good friends
Thank you @humaidi.
You are welcome my friend
very beautiful photo of the time we see so it appears a very beautiful attraction in the eye
Thank you @taillah. It reminds us to only bring peace and joy into our homes and to leave any work issues in the world. Beautiful custom, designed by God.
You are welcome, friend. I salute you. my friend desperately needs your visit.