Wednesday, 8 July 2015

minhag - Mezuza positioning: why top angled in not out?


Why does the angle a mezuza positioned on the doorpost at have its top towards the room, and the bottom away from the room?


I understand this may be an Ashkenazi custom, and that Sephardim position their mezuzas straight, not angled.


But why towards the room as one enters, and not away from the room?





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