How to Use mezuzah in a Sentence
mezuzah
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The horseshoe above the entryway, the mezuzah by the door.
—Honor Jones, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2021
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Each of the hotel’s 14 guest rooms has its own mezuzah.
—Larry Luxner, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Dec. 2020
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His most popular TikTok videos are on subjects such as how to put on a prayer shawl or hang up a mezuzah.
—Ingrid Ahlgren, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2023
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A mezuzah is a parchment inscribed with religious texts and attached in a case to the doorpost of a Jewish house as a sign of faith.
—Sergio Carmona, Jewish Journal, 22 June 2017
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This plaque was created to commemorate the mezuzah project the congregation had in March and features the names of the donors who made the event possible.
—Sergio Carmona, Jewish Journal, 22 June 2017
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The famed jazz musician was reputed to wear a Magen David and have a mezuzah on his door, said the musicologist, John Baron.
—sun-sentinel.com, 1 Sep. 2021
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Myers’ mezuzah is in two pieces, snapped when police swarming the synagogue broke down the door during their rescue effort.
—Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2019
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In February, a haredi journalist lamented a photo of Kariv hanging a mezuzah on the doorway of Labor’s headquarters.
—Ben Sales, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Mar. 2021
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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
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The Jewish identity of the characters is omnipresent, especially in shots that include mezuzahs, menorahs and even the hamsa symbol, which dangles from the rearview mirror of the Hazans’ delivery truck.
—Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, 10 July 2019
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Our picks include traditional, religious gifts (such as a mezuzah, kiddush cup, and tzedakah box), as well as plenty of nonreligious gifts (like a bank, Bluetooth speaker, and even a light-up basketball).
—Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 31 Jan. 2023
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This elegant and feminine nickel-plate mezuzah features twisting branches and leaf details.
—Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 31 Jan. 2023
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Beth Am commemorated the completion of its renovation with a Rededication program, culminating in the mezuzah ritual.
—Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 17 Nov. 2019
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