Door-POSTS

Door -POSTS The Jews were commanded to write the divine name on the posts (mezuzoth’) of their doors (Deuteronomy 6=>9). The Jews, misunderstanding this injunction, adopted the custom of writing on a slip of parchment these verses (Deuteronomy 6=>4-9, and 11=>13-21), which they enclosed in a reed or cylinder and fixed on the right-hand door-post of every room in the house.