Made Mezuzah
Thursday, July 29th, 2010Made Mezuzah
Is it ok to practice Jewish traditions if I don't believe in God?
I don't believe in God and today I found a mezuzah on my driveway. This made me wonder whether it was ok to practice Jewish traditions? Also I have practiced Jewish traditions and culuture throughout my childhood but have not been doing so in recent years but I was thinking about picking it up again so my kids learn about it one day and know they're ancestry.
Do you mean on your driveway door? if you mean on your driveway, then please conact your local Rabbi to help find the owner.
If you are a Jew, you may certainly practice Jewish traditions. If you are not, then you can also, but remember that non-Jews aren't allowed to keep Shabbat.
Regardless, if you are a Jew, then you should contact your local Rabbi and speak to him. The Mezuzah on your driveway might be there for a purpose. 
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Observant Jews have a custom of kissing the mezuzah upon entering or leaving a room. They do not actually kiss the mezuzah but rather touch it with their hand and then kiss their hand. It is also customary to kiss the Torah Book, the Teffilin, the Tsisit (Four-cornered fringed undergarment worn by observant Jewish males, based on the commandment, "They shall make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments for all generations..." (Num. 15:38), and the stones of the Holy Land.
Rabbi Yosef Karo, (Toledo, 1488 - Safed, 1575), author of the last great codification of Jewish law, the Shulchan Aruch, which is still authoritative for all Jews pertaining to their respective communities, wrote about the "wise" whose custom is to kiss the Teffilin and Tsisit.
Rabbi Solomon Ben Joseph Ganzfried, (Hungary, 1804 to 1886), best known as author of the work of Halakha (Jewish law), the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, advised to kiss the mezuzah upon entering and leaving the house.
But there isn't a specific Halacha in the Torah instructing to kiss the mezuzah. It is merely a custom. Rabbi Moshe Iserlish (a Polish Rabbi, author and judge who lived between 1572 - 1525) advised to only touch the mezuzah, not kiss it.
The mezuzah serves to remind a person, upon entering or leaving his home, of his faith in God Almighty. It protects him from all kinds of harm and forces of evil. It is installed on the doorpost of the house and bears the name of God. Similar to the Teffilin (a set of small cubic leather boxes painted black, containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah with leather straps dyed black on one side, and worn by observant Jews during weekday morning prayers), which are a witness that a person is dedicating his body to God, the mezuzah shows that a person is also dedicating all his belongings.
The two Parshiot (sections) of the Torah written on the mezuzah are considered a summary of the whole Torah, and an embodiment of the essence of Jewish faith. The mezuzah is seen a tool for battling and conquering the Kingdom of Evil, the abode of dark and negative forces. The mezuzah creates a direct link between the house, and all that is in it, to the Kingdom of God and the wisdom of the Holy Torah - the root of all life.
Learn more about Mezuzah Pendants and Mezuzah Necklaces and Mezuzah Cases
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