When you visit a Jewish home, And you see the little box on the door post, remember today's Scripture.
Here is an Explanation, from the "Mezuzah Website" of why the little box is posted there:
The mezuzah signifies the sanctity and blessing of the Jewish home. Actually, it is a portion of Holy Torah, inscribed in the same manner and script as a Torah. It is an "original" sanctified document in accord with laws and precepts that dare not be compromised. On this sacred scroll of parchment are inscribed two passages from Torah, "Shema Yisroel" and "Vehaya" (Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21). It is customary, upon entering or leaving a residence, to touch the mezuzah. This reverence acknowledges our belief in the "Shema Yisroel" the Jewish declaration of faith, which expresses the unity of G-d, the duty of loving and serving Him with Our whole being, and our obligation to observe the Mitzvot in and out of the home. Because it presents basic principles of our faith, the Mezuzah is our responsibility to visitors as well as to ourselves.
The Passage in the Mezuzah is the Very One we study this Morning.
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