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 ...

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.

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A significant number of local residents participate in Jewish rituals and customs in their own homes. For example, 89 percent post a mezuzah and 87 percent attend a seder. Ninety-three percent ...

Whereas Christmas marks the birth of Jesus, Hanukkah, which was celebrated for centuries before Jesus was born, commemorates ...

In how we build our house, at G-d’s command, we set aside our doorpost on which we affix a mezuzah. In summary, every Jewish eccentricity, every Jewish deviation from mundane human behaviour ...

That community is now collapsing in on itself in a moment of true rupture—and that, I believe, is not only necessary but a blessing. Usually, Jewish homes are full of extended family at this ...

And a single can lasts for years. Many Jewish homes feature a mezuzah (a parchment inscribed with a prayer, ensconced in decorative casing) affixed to the door frame as a reminder of God’s presence.

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.