A mezuzah, which is Hebrew for a “door post,” is a Jewish prayer posted at the front door of a Jewish home, a sign of spiritual identity and protection. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year ...

It is also called the Aron Hakodesh. The mezuzah contains an important prayer for Jewish people to remember God, the Shema prayer. It can also be found on the doorframe in Jewish peoples’ homes.

AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A swastika was carved into the doorframe of a Jewish student’s house in the Dutch city of Maastricht and the mezuzah was torn off. The Maastricht University student ...