Alexander Poltorak

Hear, O Israel, the L-rd is our G‑d, the L-rd is One. And thou shalt love the L-rd thy G‑d with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words that I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart. And thou shalt...

A. Immediately following the command to affix a mezuzah, “...And thou shalt inscribe them [these words] on the mezuzoth (the doorposts) of thy house, and upon thy gates,” Devarim (Deuteronomy) XI, 20. the Torah informs us of the reward for the mitzvah: “…...

Mezuzah weakens the evil forces (Hitzonim) outside [the house], and destroys them inside. Through the mezuzah one brings down the holiness of Israel, the faith and the wisdom. Mezuzah brings wealth because the source of wealth comes from the wisdom that i...

“The Baal Shem Tov came to a city to pray in the Beth HaMidrash. In his prayer he sighed deeply. After the prayer Rabbi Moses, the head of the court of that holy community, asked him, ‘Why did I hear a deep sigh from you during the prayer?’... The Baal Sh...

“The name Shad-dai on your door greets the whole of your household; it consecrates your home, making it into a tent of Abraham, which requires G‑d as its sole protector...” “If people knew the advantages of having a mezuzah on the door, they would n...

We find in the Zohar the following passage: “Said R. Abba, ‘In how many ways does the Holy One, Blessed Be He, show His lovingkindness to His people! A man builds a house; says the Holy One, Blessed Be He, to him: “Write My Name on the door and put it upo...

As we have seen so far, the main function of the mezuzah is to protect the house from evil. Even to begin to understand the mechanism of this effect of the mezuzah, however, we must first delve into the concept of evil itself. Overly simplistic logic migh...

A lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path Psalms 119:105 The Inner Self – the Dwelling place for G‑d The mezuzah always points inward to the innermost room of the house. Let us also look inward and meditate on the deeper meanings of mezuzah. We read in...

The Mysterious Name Especially mysterious is the esoteric inscription: KUZU BMUKSZ KUZU on the back of the parchment, which, at first glance, is unintelligible. Further, it is written upside-down. To decipher this cryptogram, we must replace every letter ...

Coat of Arms of the knighthood of Gd… Alter Abelson Our Sages stated that Gd observes the commandments that He gave to Israel. So it is stated in the Talmud: “Rabbi Avin bar Rav Adasaid in the name of Rabbi Yitzchak, Where do we find that Gd wears Tefilli...