Sunday, October 28, 2012

Teach them to your children

As part of our tour of Jerusalem/Northern Israel with Tom's parents we stopped at the Kotel (the Western Wall). On our way out we saw what is supposedly the world's largest mezuzah. Mezuzot are placed on doorways of homes, businesses and gates (including our apartment), in keeping with Deuteronomy 6:4-9:

"Sh'ma, Yisra'el! ADONAI Eloheinu, ADONAI echad [Hear, Isra'el! ADONAI our G-d, ADONAI is one]; and you are to love ADONAI your G-d with all your heart, all your being and all your resources. These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them on your hand as a sign, put them at the front of a headband around your forehead, and write them on the door-frames of your house and on your gates.


Oh, and that's our fourth child growing in my belly. Not as famous as the giant mezuzah at the Kotel (nor as big!) but I though you might like to see.

5 comments:

  1. LOVE seeing your swelling belly...I pray for BB every single day (and the rest of you as well). Miss you!

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  2. you're so cute Leah, I'm enjoying your blog and updates, good to hear you are all well!

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  3. That's a big mezuzah! And a big belly!

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  4. Well, I had never heard of this mezuzah, but I HAVE heard of your growing baby... So you tell me which one I consider to be famous and worth a picture? :)

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  5. Well, I think if you Googled each of us you'd find more info on the mezuzah, but I've been told repeatedly that there's a great need for photos of my belly. Famous, maybe not, but there is public demand.

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