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on: I’ve moved into a new house. I want to set up my mezuzah on the front door. However, the door is enclosed in the wall on both sides, and it has no space on either side of the door to place the mezuzah. Can I assume The mezuzah in the wall by the door or what do I have to do?  

: The place of the mezuzah is on the lintel (frame head) itself and not on the walls on the sides, so if you have a place in the thickness of the lintel set the mezuzah in the thickness of the lintel from the outside on the right side of the entrance to the house. If there is no room at all in the thickness of the lintel from the outside, such as that the door comes in a straight line at the end of the thickness of the lintel, set the mezuzah at the thickness of the lintel from the inside, on the right side of the incoming house. Only if it is not possible to determine the mezuzah at all in the thickness of the lintel, the mezuzah can be determined in the wall next to the lintel from the outside, as close as possible to the lintel, and in any case within eight centimeters to the lintel.   Sources and scores

 

Question:

I’ve moved into a new house. I want to set up my mezuzah on the front door. However, the door is enclosed in the wall on both sides, and it has no space on either side of the door to place the mezuzah. Can I assume
The mezuzah in the wall by the door or what do I have to do?

 

Answer:

The place of the mezuzah is on the lintel (frame head) itself and not on the walls on the sides, so if you have a place in the thickness of the lintel set the mezuzah in the thickness of the lintel from the outside on the right side of the entrance to the house.

If there is no room at all in the thickness of the lintel from the outside, such as that the door comes in a straight line at the end of the thickness of the lintel, set the mezuzah at the thickness of the lintel from the inside, on the right side of the incoming house.

Only if it is not possible to determine the mezuzah at all in the thickness of the lintel, the mezuzah can be determined in the wall next to the lintel from the outside, as close as possible to the lintel, and in any case within eight centimeters to the lintel.

 

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