mezuzah
noun
me·zu·zah
mə-ˈzu̇-zə 
variants
or mezuza
plural mezuzahs or mezuzas or mezuzot
mə-ˈzu̇-ˌzōt
: a small parchment scroll inscribed with Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21 and the name Shaddai and placed in a case fixed to the doorpost by some Jewish families as a sign and reminder of their faith
also
: such a scroll and its case
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But mezuzahs have been tolerated forever, and at Christmas time, wreaths are tolerated, okay?
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 14 Aug. 2025
One such incident involved a University of North Carolina student who had a Jewish slur written on their door days after their mezuzah — a small box placed on the right doorpost of Jewish homes — was stolen.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2025
In honor of Auschwitz’s Jewish victims and to reclaim the house from its evil past and put it on the path of doing good, a mezuzah has been added to the front door.
—Elliott Broidy, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2025
Lewis has bought new mezuzahs, but can’t bring herself to hang them in the café’s new premises in the nearby suburb of Darlinghurst.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 14 Aug. 2025
One such incident involved a University of North Carolina student who had a Jewish slur written on their door days after their mezuzah — a small box placed on the right doorpost of Jewish homes — was stolen.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2025
In honor of Auschwitz’s Jewish victims and to reclaim the house from its evil past and put it on the path of doing good, a mezuzah has been added to the front door.
—Elliott Broidy, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2025
Lewis has bought new mezuzahs, but can’t bring herself to hang them in the café’s new premises in the nearby suburb of Darlinghurst.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Mezuzah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mezuzah. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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mezuzah
noun
me·zu·zah
variants
or mezuza
plural mezuzahs or mezuzas or mezuzot
-ˌōt
: a small scroll of parchment inscribed with two passages from Deuteronomy and the name Shaddai (the Almighty) and placed in a case that is attached to the doorjamb by some Jewish families as a sign and reminder of their faith
also
: such a scroll and case
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