Rouleau de parchemin comportant des versets bibliques, qui est placé dans un étui et fixé sur les montants des portes des maisons juives ou des bâtiments publics. La mezouza vient rappeler l’Alliance biblique.
En Afrique du Nord, le parchemin de la Mezouza est parfois inséré dans une fente du montant de la porte, puis recouvert d’un étui de Mezouza fait en tissu brodé ou en métal gaufré.
What is a mezuzah and how to hang it.
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Gordon, Martin L. “Mezuzah: Protective Amulet or Religious Symbol?” Tradition: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought, vol. 16, no.14, Rabbinical Council of America, 1977, pp. 7-40.
Landsberger, Franz. “The Origin of the Decorated Mezuzah.” Hebrew Union College Annual, vol. 31, Cincinnati & New York: Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, 1960, pp. 149-166.
Rosenbaum. Belle. Upon Thy Doorposts: The Law, the Lore, the Love of Mezuzot: A Personal Collection. New York: Jacob and Belle Rosenbaum Foundation, 1995.
Sabar, Shalom. “Bli ‘Ain Ha-Ra – Magia ve Keme’ot Be-Machzor Ha-Chayim Ha-Yehudi [The Mezuzah and Safeguarding the Home].” Lots of Luck – Jewish Amulets and Ritual Objects, edited by Yael Wiesel and Sarah Shahak, Ashdod: Corinne Mamane Museum of Philistine Culture, 2013, pp. 8-14
Sabar, Shalom. “Magic and Amulets in the Traditional Jewish Home.” JMB – Jüdisches Museum Berlin /Jewish Museum Berlin Journal, nr. 13, 2015, pp 13-17.
Sabar, Shalom. “Ha-Kisui Le-Mezuzah – Chefets Rituali Omanuti Yechudi Be-Chayieha shel Ha-Isha Ha-Yehudiyah Be-‘Arey Marokko [The Mezuzah Cover – A Special Artistic Ritual Object in the Life of the Jewish Woman in the Moroccan Cities]” Dameta leTamar: Studies in Honor of Tamar Alexander, ed. Eliezer Papo et al., vol. 2, Beer-Sheva: Moshe David Gaon Center for Ladino Culture, 2015, pp. 575-600.
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