Cllr Rev Ann Easter Commissioner, InterFaith Dialogue
Published:
8:45 AM April 18, 2021
Many religions include symbols or icons just inside front doors
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When we moved into a house in Forest Gate that had been the home of a Jewish family, I was fascinated to see a little case fixed to the doorpost and I discovered that it’s called a mezuzah.
The case contains a piece of parchment inscribed with a prayer, written in Hebrew, to fulfil the Biblical commandment that Jewish people should write the words of God on their doorposts.
And I’ve seen people touch a mezuzah, marking their going out or coming in, reminding themselves of God’s blessing.