Shulchan Arukh Yoreh De'ah · Siman 287

Shulchan Arukh Yoreh De'ah 287 — English translation

Translation: Wikisource Shulchan Aruch - English. Section numbers match the Hebrew text above.

1. 1What doorway needs a mezuzah? A doorway does not require a mezuzah unless it has two doorposts and a lintel.
2. 2A house which has a doorpost here and a doorpost there, and on top there is a bow-shaped covering in the place of the lintel, if the doorposts are 10 tefachim or more high, then it requires a mezuzah, and if it is not 10 tefachim high, it is exempt [from requiring a mezuzah] since it does not have a lintel. Rema: And all the more so a door that is not 10 tefachim high is exempt from the requirement of mezuzah. The practice which is widespread in these areas is that most of the world relies on a single mezuzah that they place on the door to their houses and this is incorrect, and they have nothing [no legal source] to rely on for this. Therefore, every G-d fearing person should fix his house according to the law [so that there will be mezuzot] on all of the doors that require [mezuzot], as was explained.

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