Mezuzah

The mitzvah of the mezuzah is to affix a parchment scroll inscribed with Biblical verses to our doorpost as a symbol of G-d’s protection. By putting a mezuzah on our door, we’re announcing to the world that this is a Jewish home, and we designate our entire home with all of its contents as a dwelling for G-d. Whether we’re coming or going, our last act is to reach up to touch the mezuzah and kiss it -- a tangible reminder that we take G-d with us wherever we go. Putting a mezuzah on our door empowers us to integrate our external persona -- the superficial side that goes out to engage with the world -- with our true internal self that we reveal behind closed doors. For a Jew, the ultimate goal is that there be no “inside” or “outside,” but that the entire world should be suffused with the awareness of G-d.