Cheshvan 3, 5778, 10/23/2017
 World's Biggest Mezuzah Submitted to Guinness World RecordsTraditional parchment casing fashioned in gold and silver is nearly six feet high. Will it set a record? Severe Mezuzah Shortage in the IDFOne man's investigation indicates the IDF buys 6,000 mezuzahs annually but only 15% are kosher. Ra'anana Residents 'Sick' Over Synagogue DesecrationCongregants at a Ra'anana synagogue were shocked to discover the scrawling - in blood - of swastikas and crosses on mezuzahs. Feminist-Era Justice: Woman Gets 12 Years for Triple InfanticideA Bedouin woman who cruelly murdered her 3 children and wounded the fourth will be free in five years's time. Garbuz, Critic of the 'Mezuzah Kissers,' Puts One Up HimselfYair Garbuz, the man who may have lost the election for the left by slamming 'mezuzah kissers,' joined the ranks of those he criticized. Bennett Says the 'Primitive Mezuzah Kissers' Are Going to WinBennett responds to leftist rally condemnation of religious, saying elections are for the Jewish nature of Israel. 70-Year-Old Mezuzah in Perfect Condition Found in PolandAs part of project to memoralize Jews who disappeared in Holocaust, remarkable discovery made on doorpost in Przemysl. Shots Fired at Jewish Owned Print Shop in ParisAfter shots fired at a synagogue and kosher restaurant in Paris, bullet holes were found at door of a Jewish print shop Friday. Again: Cave of Machpelah Mezuzah Torn OutThe desecration was caught on security camera footage and suspects were detained. Antisemitism? Long Island Jew Claims He Was Evicted Over MezuzahAn Orthodox Jew living in Long Island is claiming that he has been evicted by his landlady after refusing to remove his mezuzah Rabbis: Judaism Means Loving Non-JewsRabbis clarify Judaism’s position on non-Jews, women’s role in light of IDF mezuzah controversy.Ghetto Mezuzah Case Unveiled at Polish Jewish MuseumPoland's chief rabbi unveils a special prayer case at a new Jewish museum, days before 70th anniversary of Warsaw ghetto uprising.New Technology Leads NYPD to Mezuzah ArsonistA new technology helped the NYPD track-down the man who was suspected of torching a dozen mezuzahs in Brooklyn last week. Mezuzahs are Being Burned in BrooklynRemember when Mayor Rudolph Guiliani expelled Yassar Arafat from Lincoln Center in 1995? That's the kind of reaction we need. Australian Benefactor Comes to Rescue of Chabad YeshivaA longtime supporter of Chabad-Lubavitch was able to avert financial crisis that threatened its Australian headquarters. America's '911' Deep Secret Bunker in Tel Aviv to Have MezuzahsAmerican media has just discovered its government is helping Israel build a “secret” underground bunker - with aluminum-encased mezuzot. World's Largest Mezuzah' Affixed at Kotel EntranceBronze mezuzah is 1.4 meters long, 25 cm. wide, and weighs 40 kg. The parchment is 60 cm. high.Mezuzah Ban ReversedConnecticut condominium association reversed its decision to ban the display of mezuzahs; Jewish residents will not be forced to pay fine. MK Places Mezuzah on New Jewish Home in HevronKadima MK Otniel Schneller placed a mezuzah Sunday on the building in Hevron bought by Jews from Arabs last week.Chabad Youth Check Mezuzah, Find CrossChabad youth check Israel’s mezuzahs, find only 40 percent kosher. One scroll was covered in Christian imagery. Holocaust-Era Mezuzahs Found in Dutch Home"I feel like I have received warm regards from my Holocaust victim grandparents whom I never knew," says Miriam Hanina. After 150 Years: Jerusalem Home Becomes Jewish Again150 years after its loss, Beit Shechter in Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter returned to Jews thanks to an American who bought it. Mezuzah slot found. |
