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* See Yabia Omer YD 2:21 where Chacham Ovadia Yosef quotes poskim who say that if it was placed higher than the beginning of the top third it should be moved without a beracha to there, but himself disagrees. Agur Bohalecha ch. 12 fnt. 4 writes that one does not need to change it. | * See Yabia Omer YD 2:21 where Chacham Ovadia Yosef quotes poskim who say that if it was placed higher than the beginning of the top third it should be moved without a beracha to there, but himself disagrees. Agur Bohalecha ch. 12 fnt. 4 writes that one does not need to change it. | ||
* Nekudat Hakesef 289 supports the minhag is just to put it within the top third, like Rashi and Tosfot, and not specifically at the beginning of the top third, like the Rambam.</ref> but it should be placed at least a [[Tefach]] from the top of the doorway. <ref>Tur 289, Shulchan Aruch 289:2, Levush 289:2, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 11:5 </ref> If it is not in the top third it isn't kosher. <ref>Beit Yosef 289, Shach 289:4, Taz 289:3. </ref> If it isn't a tefach from the top of the door it should be fixed.<ref>Mezuzah Vehilchoteha 11:8 quotes Halichot Olam v. 8 p. 251 who writes that according to Shulchan Aruch if the mezuzah is within a tefach of the ceiling it needs to be fixed. He says that it is in disagreement with the Ben Ish Chai Ki Tavo n. 7 who writes that after the fact it is kosher.</ref> | * Nekudat Hakesef 289 supports the minhag is just to put it within the top third, like Rashi and Tosfot, and not specifically at the beginning of the top third, like the Rambam.</ref> but it should be placed at least a [[Tefach]] from the top of the doorway. <ref>Tur 289, Shulchan Aruch 289:2, Levush 289:2, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 11:5 </ref> If it is not in the top third it isn't kosher. <ref>Beit Yosef 289, Shach 289:4, Taz 289:3. </ref> If it isn't a tefach from the top of the door it should be fixed.<ref>Mezuzah Vehilchoteha 11:8 quotes Halichot Olam v. 8 p. 251 who writes that according to Shulchan Aruch if the mezuzah is within a tefach of the ceiling it needs to be fixed. He says that it is in disagreement with the Ben Ish Chai Ki Tavo n. 7 who writes that after the fact it is kosher.</ref> | ||
# If the floor or the lintel are uneven, how do you measure the height of the doorway to put it at 2/3 of the height? | |||
## If there is a step within the doorway, the height of the doorway is determined by the place where you put the mezuzah. If the mezuzah is placed in the outer tefach and the step doesn't begin at that point, the height doorway is determined without the step.<ref>Agur Bohalecha 12:16</ref> | |||
## If the floor on the left side is lower than the right side, if that area is at least 4 tefachim wide, the height is determined by the left side.<ref>Agur Bohalecha 12:17</ref> | |||
## If there is a window beginning in the middle of the doorway the height of the doorway is determined by where the mezuzah is placed. If the mezuzah is placed in the outer tefach and the window doesn't begin at that point, the height of the doorway is determined without the window. However, to avoid any dispute one should put it within the top third of the door if it is determined with and without the window. If the mezuzah is placed under the part with the window the height is determined with the window.<ref>Agur Bohalecha 12:11-13</ref> | |||
====Very Tall Doorways==== | ====Very Tall Doorways==== | ||
#If a doorway is very tall, according to Ashkenazim, one should put up the mezuzah at shoulder height.<ref>Yerushalmi Megillah 4:12, Tosfot Yoma 11b s.v. shein, Shach 289:4, Agur Bohalecha 12:7</ref> However, according to Sephardim, one should place it in the upper third in all circumstances.<ref>Yalkut Yosef YD 285:77</ref> | #If a doorway is very tall, according to Ashkenazim, one should put up the mezuzah at shoulder height.<ref>Yerushalmi Megillah 4:12, Tosfot Yoma 11b s.v. shein, Shach 289:4, Agur Bohalecha 12:7</ref> However, according to Sephardim, one should place it in the upper third in all circumstances.<ref>Yalkut Yosef YD 285:77</ref> | ||
