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#A mezuzah should be established in a sturdy way so that it won't fall down. Also, it should not be hanging.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 289:1. Bach understands the reason that the halacha insists that a mezuzah should be put up with nails is so that it doesn't fall down. One should establish it in a way that even in the unlikely scenario it won't fall down. The Chayei Adam 15:19 implies that the reason that it should be put up with two nails is because if one only uses one mezuzah on top, the mezuzah is like it is hanging and the mezuzah should not be hanging. </ref> | #A mezuzah should be established in a sturdy way so that it won't fall down. Also, it should not be hanging.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 289:1. Bach understands the reason that the halacha insists that a mezuzah should be put up with nails is so that it doesn't fall down. One should establish it in a way that even in the unlikely scenario it won't fall down. The Chayei Adam 15:19 implies that the reason that it should be put up with two nails is because if one only uses one mezuzah on top, the mezuzah is like it is hanging and the mezuzah should not be hanging. </ref> | ||
#A mezuzah could be put up with nails, one on top and one on bottom, but not with just one nail.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 289:1, Chayei Adam 15:19</ref> If one put it up with only one nail but it was tightly fastened to the wall and doesn't move it is valid.<ref>Agur Bohalecha 10: | #A mezuzah could be put up with nails, one on top and one on bottom, but not with just one nail.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 289:1, Chayei Adam 15:19</ref> If one put it up with only one nail but it was tightly fastened to the wall and doesn't move it is valid.<ref>Agur Bohalecha 10:4</ref> | ||
#A mezuzah could be put up with tape or glue.<ref>Agur Bohalecha 10: | #A mezuzah could be put up with tape or glue.<ref>Agur Bohalecha 10:5-6. Rav Chaim Kanievsky in Daat Noteh p. 472 writes that initially one should not put up a mezuzah with glue.</ref> | ||
#Some say that a mezuzah could be put up with Velcro.<ref>Agur Bohalecha 10 quoting Rav Elyashiv</ref> | #Some say that a mezuzah could be put up with Velcro.<ref>Agur Bohalecha 10 quoting Rav Elyashiv</ref> | ||
#Some say that a mezuzah shouldn't be put up with a magnet.<ref>Rav Chaim Kanievsky in Daat Noteh p. 472</ref> | #Some say that a mezuzah shouldn't be put up with a magnet.<ref>Rav Chaim Kanievsky in Daat Noteh p. 472</ref> | ||
#The minhag is to put the mezuzah in a case.<ref>Maaseh Rav n. 98 cites the practice of the Gra to place the mezuzah directly onto the post with no case specifically so that there’s no | #The minhag is to put the mezuzah in a case.<ref>Maaseh Rav n. 98 cites the practice of the Gra to place the mezuzah directly onto the post with no case specifically so that there’s no interposition between the mezuzah and the post. Pitchei Teshuva 289:2 quotes this but questions it. However, Aruch Hashulchan 289:19 and Yabia Omer YD 8:29 strongly disagree with this citation and think that the Gra never said it. Agur Bohalecha (ch. 9 fnt. 3) writes that the minhag is not concerned for this citation of the Gra and it isn’t recommended since it will make the mezuzot invalid much more quickly. He also records the practice of Brisk to follow this citation of the Gra.</ref> | ||
===Straight or Diagonal=== | ===Straight or Diagonal=== | ||
