US EditionAsk the Expert: Kissing the Mezuzah
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Ask the Expert: Kissing the Mezuzah
Question: Why do we say that we kiss the mezuzah but we tap the mezuzah first and then kiss our hands? If we are kissing the mezuzah, wouldn’t we kiss our hands to take the kiss to the mezuzah and tap the mezuzah after?Although kissing the mezuzah when we enter or leave a space is a much beloved Jewish ritual, it is actually a custom — not a mitzvah, or commandment. There are indications that in ancient times the custom was simply to touch the m…
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