mezuzah not "crooked"
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Anonymous
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We have a mezuzah inside our front door that isn't "crooked". DH and I hung it up when we moved in and hung it straight up and down because we didn't know it needed to be hung on a slight angle. We have a family member who points out every time that they come over that the mezuzah is hung wrong. So, we don't fix on purpose because said family member can be unsufferable. However now I am worried that it is disrespectful that we have "hung it wrong".
Are we being disrespectful by not angling our mezuzah? |
Anonymous
OP again. The mezuzah is not weather-proof, hence it being hung up inside vs on the outside of the doorframe. |
Anonymous
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According to this, it should be at a slight angle:
http://m.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/225405/jewish/Mezuzah-Placement.htm If you want to fix it, fix it. Ignore the annoying relative and if he/she tries to "take credit" for the change or make fun of you about it, just act indifferent and blow them off. |
Anonymous
You could replace it with a cross, and really get their goat!
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Anonymous
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From what I understand, it was later that people started hanging it at an angle. There was some disagreement between a rabbi and his grandson so another rabbi suggested placing it at an angle.
Problem solved. Don't think it's a big deal OP. |
Anonymous
| ^^ disagreement as to whether it should be hung vertically or horizontally^ |
Anonymous
| I think you're being immature to not fix something you know is wrong. |
Anonymous
| Did you recite a blessing when putting up your mezuzah? |
Anonymous
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A. yeah, might as well follow the actual custom, to have it an angle\
B. But PP is right, its more important to say the blessing C. The relative who complains EVERY time, sounds kind of OCD. D. On the other hand keeping it that way just to spite them is not very nice either, even if they are insufferable. |
Anonymous
| Ashkenazim do it at an angle but straight up and down is fine by Sefardi minhag. |
Anonymous
| All the ones I've seen are at an angle - I would change it (it doesn't take much effort). And i'm a Christian who would notice that you have it straight up and down and if close to you would ask you why. |
Anonymous
| As long as the horseshoe above the door is pointing up (so the luck doesn't fall out), you should be fine. |
Anonymous
Seriously? You would point that out? Who cares? |
Anonymous
Muslim here, and I would notice too. If I knew the people decently well, I might ask out of curiosity why it was up and down. Not with judgment, but just wanting to learn. |
Anonymous
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The whole point of that law was that no one should hesitate putting up a mezuzah for fear that it isn't straight! But now you are thinking of taking it dtown for fear that it isn't crooked? That defeats the entire law. NO, you are not supposed to ake down a mezuzah, so do not take it down.
-- Observant Jew |