Before you is a "mezuzah" - a kind of amulet, brownie, if you like (Jews forgive me) of the Jewish house. Its purpose is to protect the house from diseases, enemies and all sorts of troubles. Actually, the term "mezuzah" is used to refer to two items - a piece of parchment or paper with text from the Torah and a special beautiful box in which this piece is placed. And they place it on the door jamb, and a whole ritual is associated with the placement itself, the blessing of the rabbi and the reading of a prayer. There is also a special instruction on the "use" of the mezuzah: when a Jew enters the house, he is obliged to touch the mezuzah with his hands, say the words of the prayer, and then kiss the fingers that touched it. With strict observance of the ritual, the miraculous properties of the mezuzah work and the dwelling is "guarded". One of these "security systems" can be seen not far from the wailing wall, just along the road that tourists are led.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original
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