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 ...

The actress Patricia Heaton, a Christian famous for her TV role in “Everybody Loves Raymond,” has put a mezuzah on her door to show her solidarity with Jews and the State of Israel since the Oct.