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From: ccrdave@ucdavis.UUCP (Lord Kahless)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: Kosher Mazuza?
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Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 00:06:27 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 19 00:06:27 1985
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> By the way. I have one question. Exactly what makes a mazuza kosher?
> Frederick R. Liss        UUCP ...decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-gramps!liss
> Digital Equipment Corp.	 ARPA	 liss%gramps.DEC@decwrl.ARPA


The scriptural quotes on the parchment scroll (klaf) must be hand written
by a proper scribe. I think you have to apply the same standards to the
parchment as to tefillin, i.e. that the parchment must be made of a
kosher animal.  It is regrettable that there are people who sell
improper or even printed mezuzahs.

The case is more or less irrelevant.  Simple plastic is good enough.
Money doesn't make it kosher.  Before the war in Europe, lots
of people drilled holes in the doorpost (mezuzah) and slipped the 
scrolls in there.

			ucbvax!ucdavis!vega!ccrdave

P.S.  You can't easily get good religious supplies in this area
either.  Could anybody out there possibly help me?!?!  Return e-mail
would be appreciated.  If there is enough response/ interest, I
will summarize and post a list of proper suppliers.