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*According to Chelkat Yakov YD 161 the rules are ordered 2, 3, 5. Hamezuzah Vehilchoteha 11:12 agrees. Chelkat Yakov doesn't hold of majority of walking (#4) at all. According to Agur Bohalecha 27:3 the rules are 2, 3, 5, 4. | *According to Chelkat Yakov YD 161 the rules are ordered 2, 3, 5. Hamezuzah Vehilchoteha 11:12 agrees. Chelkat Yakov doesn't hold of majority of walking (#4) at all. According to Agur Bohalecha 27:3 the rules are 2, 3, 5, 4. | ||
*According to [https://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37191&st=&pgnum=27 Daat Kedoshim YD 289:11] the rules are ordered 2, 5, 3, 4. | *According to [https://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37191&st=&pgnum=27 Daat Kedoshim YD 289:11] the rules are ordered 2, 5, 3, 4. | ||
*According to Bet Meir YD 289 the rules are ordered 3, 2, 5. Chazon Ish YD 168:1 and 168:7 hold that the rules are ordered 2, 3, 5. The Bet Meir places his emphasis on which side is important. That rule trumps all others even if it is going from the inner to outer room. The Chazon Ish agrees with the Bet Meir that which side is more important determines the mezuzah but only if it isn't going from an inner to outer room, in which case the mezuzah is placed on the right side going into the inner room.</ref>: | *According to Bet Meir YD 289 the rules are ordered 3, 2, 5. [https://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14334&pgnum=403 Chazon Ish YD 168:1] and 168:7 hold that the rules are ordered 2, 3, 5. The Bet Meir places his emphasis on which side is important. That rule trumps all others even if it is going from the inner to outer room. The Chazon Ish agrees with the Bet Meir that which side is more important determines the mezuzah but only if it isn't going from an inner to outer room, in which case the mezuzah is placed on the right side going into the inner room.</ref>: | ||
##'''From Exempt to Obligated''': Any door that goes from a place that is exempt from mezuzah to a place that is obligated in mezuzah should have the mezuzah on the right side entering into the place that is obligated in mezuzah. For example, the mezuzah on the front door or back door of a house is always placed on the right side going into the house since the house is obligated in mezuzah and the street isn’t. A walk-in closet which is less than 4x4 amot the mezuzah is put on the right side going from the closet into the room since the closet isn’t obligated.<ref>Binyan Tzion 99 writes that a door from a place that isn't obligated in a mezuzah to a place that is obligated in a mezuzah should have a mezuzah on the right side going from the place that is exempt to the place that is obligated. His example is the closet that is less than 4x4 amot which is seen as an entrance from the closet to the room. Also, a front door to the street certainly has a mezuzah from the street to the house. Chovat Hadar 8:1:2 agrees. | ##'''From Exempt to Obligated''': Any door that goes from a place that is exempt from mezuzah to a place that is obligated in mezuzah should have the mezuzah on the right side entering into the place that is obligated in mezuzah. For example, the mezuzah on the front door or back door of a house is always placed on the right side going into the house since the house is obligated in mezuzah and the street isn’t. A walk-in closet which is less than 4x4 amot the mezuzah is put on the right side going from the closet into the room since the closet isn’t obligated.<ref>Binyan Tzion 99 writes that a door from a place that isn't obligated in a mezuzah to a place that is obligated in a mezuzah should have a mezuzah on the right side going from the place that is exempt to the place that is obligated. His example is the closet that is less than 4x4 amot which is seen as an entrance from the closet to the room. Also, a front door to the street certainly has a mezuzah from the street to the house. Chovat Hadar 8:1:2 agrees. | ||
[http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/788640/rabbi-hershel-schachter/the-laws-of-mezuzah/ Rav Hershel Schachter in “The Laws of Mezuzah” (min 34-42)] explained that this is the first factor by which a person determines on which side of the door the mezuzah is placed. Agur Bohalecha ch. 27 fnt. 10 argues with the Binyan Tzion.</ref> | [http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/788640/rabbi-hershel-schachter/the-laws-of-mezuzah/ Rav Hershel Schachter in “The Laws of Mezuzah” (min 34-42)] explained that this is the first factor by which a person determines on which side of the door the mezuzah is placed. Agur Bohalecha ch. 27 fnt. 10 argues with the Binyan Tzion.</ref> | ||
