Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!cmcl2!csd2!schechte From: schechte@csd2.UUCP Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Removing Mezuzot Message-ID: <42700006@csd2.UUCP> Date: Sun, 2-Dec-84 00:31:00 EST Article-I.D.: csd2.42700006 Posted: Sun Dec 2 00:31:00 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 4-Dec-84 08:28:01 EST References: <583@spuxll.UUCP> Organization: New York University Lines: 10 Nf-ID: #R:spuxll:-58300:csd2:42700006:000:577 Nf-From: csd2!schechte Dec 2 00:31:00 1984 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