Mezuzah (doorpost), Date Unknown
Unknown artist, United Statesexpand_more
Metalexpand_more
Anonymous Gift to honor the Metropolitan-Mt. Sinai Hospitalexpand_more 2004.200
On View in Gallery 362expand_more
The Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-9) commands, "And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates." To fulfill this commandment, the Shema is written on a tiny scroll of parchment along with a companion passage, Deut. 11:13-21. The scroll is placed in a case and affixed to the right side of every doorpost at an angle while reciting a special blessing. This mezuzah is from the Metropolitan-Mount Sinai Medical Center, which closed in 1991.
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- Mezuzah (doorpost)
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- 2004.200
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