A mezuzah in English it means a "doorpost". It is a piece of parchment in a decorative case inscribed with specified Hebrew verses from the Torah (book – Deuteronomy). These verses comprise the Jewish prayer "Shema Yisrael", beginning with the phrase: "Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is One".
A mezuzah is affixed to the doorframe in Jewish homes to fulfill the mitzvah (Biblical commandment) to inscribe the words of the Shema "on the doorposts of your house").
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