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Subject: Re: Removing Mezuzot
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Date: Sun, 2-Dec-84 00:31:00 EST
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   The origin of this minhag comes from Baba Meziah 102a. The Gemara tells
us that one should not remove his Mezuzah when he leaves his house. A story
is told over there of a man who took his Mezuzah and he had a terrible
tragedy occur to him.The Bais Yosef in 291 (on the Tur) says that the
reason for this is that a Mezuzah is kKnown to protect from "Mazikim"
and when he removes his Mezuzah he is inviting them in. This is very
selfish behavior. However the owner of the Mezuzah may collect their
value from the new resident.
                                Asher Schechter