The Rif Mezuzah 6b and Rosh Mezuzah no. Shulchan Aruch YD accepts the opinion of the Rif. Yalkut Yosef YD writes that one should put up a mezuzah without a bracha. There are a number of Acharonim who suggest that it is best to avoid making a beracha since there are Rishonim who rule that a storage room does not require a mezuzah at all. Chovat Hadar ch.
However, he admits that he didn't find the poskim who said this and instead it seems that they obligate a storage room in all cases.
Igrot Moshe YD holds that a stroage room is obligated in a mezuzah even if it isn't used frequently even if it is only used once every few years. Orchot Rabbenu v. Rav Elyashiv in Kovetz Teshuvot implies that a storage room is always obligated as long as you have access to enter.
Divrei Chamudot Mezuzah no. Mishna Brurah clarifies that it is sufficient if one of the covers is not designated for the mezuzah.
Avnei Nezer YD explains that something inside a double covering is like it isn't in the house at all. The Gemara 11b implies that the reason for this is that only a house that belongs to clearly designated owners needs a mezuzah excluding a shul that belongs to the community or public.
Tosfot 11b s. He uses this idea to explain the Yerushalmi Megillah which speaks about a mezuzah on a shul unlike the Gemara Yoma and Brachot 47a that assumed that a shul doesn't need a mezuzah.
The Rif Hilchot Mezuzah 6b , Rosh Mezuzah 6b , and Rambam Mezuzah distinguish between a shul in a city is exempt but in a village it is obligated because most likely people live in the shul building.
The Shulchan Aruch YD concludes that a shul does not require a mezuzah. The Rambam Mezuzah writes that a shul doesn't need a mezuzah since it is an area of kedusha. There is a difficulty regarding the Rambam's opinion regarding its source from the Gemara Yoma 11b which seems only to apply this reason to the bet hamikdash. The Chatom Sofer YD however explains that the Rambam means that even though the shechina dwells in the shul it isn't considered as though it is a house used for dwelling since it needs to be used for human dwelling to be obligated in mezuzah.
Tosfot Yoma 11b writes that based on Yoma it sounds like there is no obligation to have a mezuzah for a bet midash, but Menachot 33a implies otherwise. Tosfot concludes that if it is privately owned or if it has a door from the bet midrash that opens into someone's private house then that door is obligated in a mezuzah.
The Rosh Mezuzah no. He added that a evil spirit bothered him when he slept in the bet midrash during the day until put up a mezuzah. Shulchan Aruch YD concludes that a bet midrash does not need a mezuzah but since some say it should have one it is proper to put up one without a bracha. The Shach explains that the reason to distinguish between a shul and bet midrash is that the talmidei chachamim live in the bet midrash day and night.
The Tur YD extends this to a boat and store that are also considered a temporary dwelling which doesn't require a mezuzah. The Shulchan Aruch concurs. The Taz explains that even if the store is used every day it is exempt since no one lives in it at night.
He adds obviously that if someone has a store in their house they require a mezuzah. However, the Perisha wonders if store nowadays are exempt since they are permanent. In fact, the Pitchei Teshuva cites the Yad Ketana who argues that a store that is set up for a temporary marketplace for a week or so is exempt from a mezuzah, but an established store requires a mezuzah. See further Halichot Olam v. Yabia Omer YD holds that a mezuzah can be put up with a bracha.
Yalkut Yosef writes that a mezuzah should be put up without a bracha because of the dispute but if someone recites a bracha they have what to rely upon.
Mezuzah Vehilchoteha agrees. Teshuvot Vehanhagot holds no bracha is recited. The Ohel Aryeh writes that perhaps the Taz would agree nowadays since the stores are open partially into the night and since it is used by day and night it is considered permanent. See Daat Kedoshim Beero Shel Avraham YD writes that a non-Jewish worker in a yeshiva who has a private room to stay if the worker works at any time when he's needed such as to fix things his room requires a mezuzah.
However, if he works specific hours and part of his salary is his private room then it is exempt from a mezuzah. He writes that it is like a foyer bet shaar that leads to a house. Additionally he adds that according to Rabbi Akiva Eiger even if it doesn't require a mezuzah itself it needs a mezuzah since it opens to a room that requires a mezuzah. Rabbi Elchanan Lewis quotes the Chovat Hadar p. Rama YD quoting the Aguda that even if some non-Jews live in the city they are exempt from mezuzah on the city gate.
The Taz explains that the exemption is based on a danger. Therefore, an eruv doesn't require a mezuzah even in a Jewish community. Taz writes that the mezuzah is still kosher if the mezuzah isn't on the outer tefach. This is repeated in another shiur. According to Igrot Moshe YD the rules are ordered 1, 2, 4, 3, 5. According to Chelkat Yakov YD the rules are ordered 1, 2, 3, 5, 4. Hamezuzah Vehilchoteha agrees. According to Daat Kedoshim YD the rules are ordered 1, 2, 5, 3, 4.
His example is the closet that is less than 4x4 amot which is seen as an entrance from the closet to the room. Also, a front door to the street certainly has a mezuzah from the street to the house. Chovat Hadar agrees. Based on the Maharil responsa 94 regarding courtyards and balconies this rule is obvious.
See below. This rule trumps the direction of the door. This is accepted by the Shach who comments that it is obvious. The Mordechai cited by Bet Yosef YD writes that the gemara needed a doorway to resolve the question of a man's room and a woman's room next to one another because they are both equally used and open to the public. However, between a vestibule or foyer and the main room of the house that is used commonly certainly the mezuzah is placed going from the vestibule and the main room since it is used more.
Others disagree with the notion that a mezuzah cannot be affixed with protection as the motivation since this is not the actual reward for fulfilling the mitzvah but a side and natural benefit. However, those authorities require that the person acknowledge that they would fulfill the mitzvah of mezuzah with the same enthusiasm even if it did not provide protection.
The Mitzavh When one leaves his home, it is proper to place his hand on the mezuzah and some say, "G-d watches my leaving and entering. One ought not to touch the scroll unless in a case as with a Torah and should not remain in a house if one discovers there is no kosher mezuzah if alternative arrangements can be made. The mitzvah of mezuzah is incumbent on both men and women since it is constant, not time bound. If she did, they should not be taken down and put up again. Requirements All types of buildings are subject to the mitzvah of mezuzah , the exception being "non-honorable" edifices, like an outhouse or bathhouse.
However, with the exception of the aforementioned examples, all buildings require mezuzos ; even barns and chicken coops, provided there is not an overpowering stench.
However, a Bais Medrash which is also used for learning should have a mezuzah that is affixed without a brocha. A dwelling needs four walls in order to require a mezuzah. Both a sukkah and rooms on a ship do not require mezuzos. All inner rooms require mezuzos on the doorways, even if there is no actual door, as long as the doorway has both a doorpost and a lintel.
The doorpost of an archway needs to be at least 10 handbreadths tall in order to require a mezuzah. A doorway that is split by a pole in the middle is counted as two separate doorways if both doors open to the pole. If the pole is only erected for decoration, and not for structural integrity, only one mezuzah is required. One who rents a house or room for less than 30 days outside the Land of Israel or one who stays in a hotel outside of Israel does not need to affix a mezuzah , but one who rents in Israel, even for less than 30 days is required to have mezuzos on the doorposts.
A hotel owned by a Jew needs mezuzos on all of the rooms up for rent, even those that will be rented to non-Jews, since the mitzvah is incumbent on the owner. One who rents a room must affix a mezuzah at his own expense and cannot remove it when he leaves although the Jewish owner must reimburse him.
If one rents a home from a Jew who is not Torah observant, one should not leave the mezuzos when moving out, because the apartment might be rented to a non-Jew. A garage that is only utilized to park cars does not need a mezuzah.
If it is also used for storage and connected to a house, or there is no public street that separates it from a house, then one should affix a mezuzah without a brocha. If he refuses to pay for them, an observant Rabbi should be contacted. This halacha is a very serious matter. If the second home is a rental, mezuzahs are required only if living there for more than thirty days. For more information, please contact the CMC. If you are renting them outside of the land of Israel, then you have the standard grace period of thirty days, whereas if they were purchased or if the rental is in Israel , then mezuzahs should be affixed immediately following the sale.
In any case, a blessing should not be recited when affixing these mezuzahs. Cars and trucks are exempt from mezuzahs. It is permissible to do so, but one should be aware that this is neither a Torah nor a Rabbinical obligation. Prior to affixing a mezuzah upon a doorpost that has a door , the following blessing should be recited:.
Translation: Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to affix a mezuzah. If the entire building belongs to one person, then only one blessing is recited when multiple mezuzahs are being affixed in the building at one time.
After reciting the blessing, one should refrain from talking until all the mezuzahs are mounted. However, if you will mount the mezuzahs on separate days, then a separate blessing should be recited each day before affixing the first mezuzah being mounted on that day. In all of the aforementioned cases, one should try to affix mezuzahs to these entrances that do not require a blessing only after [reciting a blessing and] affixing a mezuzah to an entrance that does require a blessing.
Recite the blessing only if the mezuzahs were off the doorposts for at least one night. One who drops a mezuzah, G-d forbid, is not obligated to fast as in the case of a dropped Sefer Torah. It should be noted that there are a number of opinions regarding how to convert halachic measurements from their original form into modern-day equivalents. According to other opinions the measurements are longer and will therefore be a more lenient opinion in regards to the size of a room that requires a mezuzah.
However, it should be emphasized that according to all opinions there are many varieties of halachically stringent or lenient circumstances under which it is considered appropriate to calculate measurements using a somewhat more stringent or more lenient as the case may call for methodology.
While the complexities of these details are beyond the scope of this publication, we hereby take the opportunity to point out that all the measurement values given herein are to be taken as approximate, not exact.
Scribal Art. Are mezuzahs or tefillin still kosher if those crowns have been omitted? Mezuzah Checking and Computer Scanning. What is the purpose of checking mezuzahs, and how often must it be done? Why do so many scribes and rabbanim encourage computer scanning of tefillin and mezuzahs?
Affixing Mezuzahs. Where, exactly, is the mezuzah to be mounted? What if my doorpost is very high? Can I mount the mezuzah lower than the upper third of the doorpost, in order to enable my children to reach and kiss the mezuzah? If a doorway can be utilized as an entrance from either side, how do I then determine what is considered the right as opposed to left side? If there is a stationary cabinet or the like in the doorway on the right side, where should the mezuzah be affixed?
Since the right side of this double-door is stationary, the Mezuzah is affixed on the end of the stationary door as shown, NOT on the doorpost all the way to the right. Should I always affix my mezuzah at the horizontal center of my doorpost?
Am I obligated to use nails or screws to mount the mezuzahs? What must I do with old mezuzah cases, old mezuzah wrappings or nails previously used for mezuzahs? Is there a problem with clear lucite cases? It depends where the mezuzah will be placed. Lucite cases may not be used: For a mezuzah that faces a bathroom. On a doorpost or archway inside a bedroom door. On any doorpost or archway of a room where diapers are changed. In a laundry room.
Do all mezuzahs have to be returned to the same doorposts from which they were dismounted? Is there a specific way of inserting the mezuzah in the case? Who may affix mezuzahs on my behalf?
May I affix mezuzahs at night? When to Affix a Mezuzah. When purchasing a home, at what point does my obligation to mount mezuzahs begin? When renting a home, when am I obligated to mount the mezuzahs?
When do I begin counting the 30 days? General Mezuzah Mounting. Which entrances are exempt from mezuzahs? Bathrooms and shower rooms. Storage rooms that are less than four cubits long and four cubits wide approximately 6. A room with an area of sixteen square cubits, that has one side less than a cubit long. Does my home require mezuzahs while it is being renovated or painted?
What if I never use that door or if the door is blocked by furniture? Do garage doors, boiler rooms, attics, outdoor sheds, or crawl spaces require mezuzahs? How do I appropriately measure square footage in a boiler room? Are mezuzahs required on doors where refuse is stored? Am I required to affix a mezuzah on a door leading to an empty room that is not being used at all?
Some authorities exempt such rooms from the placing of a mezuzah. What about balconies or sun porches? I live in a house with several sliding doors leading into the back yard. Should I affix mezuzahs in an identical way on all the sliding doors?
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