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*In theory, Keviyut Mezuzah Khilchata 9:4 writes that there's two reasons why such a doorway would require a mezuzah. 1) The ten tefach posts are viewed as though they are extended up to the ceiling based on '''gud asik''' (Meiri Eruvin 11b, Sh"t Rav Eliyahu Mizrachi 2:26). 2) The posts don't need to touch the roof (Chesed Lavraham 16, Chazon Ish 170:3). Seemingly according to the first approach the mezuzah would be placed a third of the way to the ceiling, whereas the second approach would say to put it a third of the way up the post itself. He points out that another factor to consider is whether the mezuzah needs to be within a third of the height of the post or the doorway.</ref> | *In theory, Keviyut Mezuzah Khilchata 9:4 writes that there's two reasons why such a doorway would require a mezuzah. 1) The ten tefach posts are viewed as though they are extended up to the ceiling based on '''gud asik''' (Meiri Eruvin 11b, Sh"t Rav Eliyahu Mizrachi 2:26). 2) The posts don't need to touch the roof (Chesed Lavraham 16, Chazon Ish 170:3). Seemingly according to the first approach the mezuzah would be placed a third of the way to the ceiling, whereas the second approach would say to put it a third of the way up the post itself. He points out that another factor to consider is whether the mezuzah needs to be within a third of the height of the post or the doorway.</ref> | ||
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#One should have one's [[Mezuzot]] checked by a sofer twice in seven years, or once in every three and a half years, and it is a pious practice to check them every year during [[Elul]].<ref>Yoma 11a, Shulchan Aruch YD 291:1, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 11:25, Yalkut Yosef YD 285:92. [https://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=9357&st=&pgnum=120 Kol Yakov 291:3] quotes a practice to check one's mezuzot when there is a mice infestation.</ref> | #One should have one's [[Mezuzot]] checked by a sofer twice in seven years, or once in every three and a half years, and it is a pious practice to check them every year during [[Elul]].<ref>Yoma 11a, Shulchan Aruch YD 291:1, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 11:25, Yalkut Yosef YD 285:92. [https://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=9357&st=&pgnum=120 Kol Yakov 291:3] quotes a practice to check one's mezuzot when there is a mice infestation.</ref> | ||
