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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.
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2025
These should be written on the doorpost of their hearts.
—Ken Polk, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
God is said to have told Moses to tell the Israelites to paint lamb’s blood on their doorposts.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
On the wall across from it, empty shell casings are retrofitted into Jewish mezuzah doorposts, which hold a piece of parchment inscribed with Hebrew verses from the Torah.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
Some have sought her advice about the safety of keeping their mezuzahs publicly displayed on their doorposts and about discussing Israel with their non-Jewish relatives.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
The first book is a do-it-yourself guide to understanding every aspect of the Jewish faith from keeping Kosher to affixing a mezuzah on the doorpost of a home and every other ritual and practice in between.
—Alan Goch, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Oct. 2021
In Israel, the country's chief rabbi urged observant Jews to refrain from kissing the mezuza, the small box containing a prayer scroll that is posted by Jews on their doorposts.
—Nicole Winfield, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Mar. 2020
In Jewish tradition, the case containing parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah is attached to the doorpost of a Jewish home.
—Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 17 Nov. 2019
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2025
These should be written on the doorpost of their hearts.
—Ken Polk, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
God is said to have told Moses to tell the Israelites to paint lamb’s blood on their doorposts.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
On the wall across from it, empty shell casings are retrofitted into Jewish mezuzah doorposts, which hold a piece of parchment inscribed with Hebrew verses from the Torah.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
Some have sought her advice about the safety of keeping their mezuzahs publicly displayed on their doorposts and about discussing Israel with their non-Jewish relatives.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
The first book is a do-it-yourself guide to understanding every aspect of the Jewish faith from keeping Kosher to affixing a mezuzah on the doorpost of a home and every other ritual and practice in between.
—Alan Goch, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Oct. 2021
In Israel, the country's chief rabbi urged observant Jews to refrain from kissing the mezuza, the small box containing a prayer scroll that is posted by Jews on their doorposts.
—Nicole Winfield, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Mar. 2020
In Jewish tradition, the case containing parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah is attached to the doorpost of a Jewish home.
—Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 17 Nov. 2019
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“Doorpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorpost. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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