Extra Large Old City Cream Jerusalem Stone Mezuzah

Undecorated cream Jerusalem stone, nine inches of it, and nothing else. This is the case for people who think the material is the point and that anything applied on top of it is subtraction. It is the same limestone that faces the buildings of the Old City, where the colour of an entire street changes hour by hour as the light moves across it. It is the most restrained piece in our extra large mezuzah cases and the one that ages best against almost any doorway: brick, limestone, painted wood, plaster, render. Buyers who arrive by style rather than size tend to find it through our traditional mezuzahs or our stone mezuzahs. Extra Large Old City Cream Jerusalem Stone Mezuzah Specs Use the specs below to confirm scroll fit, material, measurements, mounting and recommended placement for this extra large plain Jerusalem stone mezuzah case. Origin: Made in Israel Scroll Fit: Fits a 4-Inch (10 cm) up to 8-Inch (20 cm) kosher mezuzah scroll Material: Real Jerusalem stone Color: Natural cream stone tone with beige variation Design: Undecorated, with natural grain and fossil flecking left visible Measurements: 9" tall by 1.5" wide / 22.8 cm by 3.8 cm Mounting: Affixes with extra strong mounting tape, included. No nails needed. Use: Suitable for indoor doorways and protected exterior doorways Water-resistant: Yes, when sealed properly with double-sided tape How to Insert Scroll: Back Packaging: Ships gift-box ready Old City Mezuzah Scroll Guidance This cavity accepts anything from 4 inches (10 cm) through 8 inches (20 cm), which is an unusually wide range and the direct benefit of the 1.5-inch profile. The matching parchment is shown in the product add-on area near the Add to Cart button; for this size the Mehudar Ashkenazi Mezuzah Scroll or the Mehudar Sephardic Mezuzah Scroll at 6 inches (15 cm) are the natural pairings. If you buy the scroll from us as well, we can ship your mezuzah with the scroll carefully rolled and inserted inside the case. When this mezuzah is shipped with a scroll already inserted, we seal the back with double-sided tape to help create an airtight seal, making the case usable on exterior doorways when properly sealed. An empty case is decor. What makes it a mezuzah is the handwritten klaf (קְלָף, parchment) sealed behind it, carrying the Shema (שְׁמַע) and the parshiyot (פָּרָשִׁיּוֹת, Torah passages) written by a sofer (סוֹפֵר, scribe) under the laws of STaM. Because this case is deliberately plain, it is the strongest candidate we sell for pairing with a mehudar scroll and putting the money where the mitzvah (מִצְוָה, commandment) actually sits. Households buying by minhag (מִנְהָג, custom) should compare our Ashkenaz Mezuzahs with our Sephardi Mezuzahs, the complete range lives in the main kosher mezuzah scroll collection, and our guide to mezuzah lettering styles explains what separates a mehudar ksav from a basic one. Extra Large Old City Jerusalem Stone Mezuzah Design A plain case does something a decorated one cannot: it reads as permanent rather than chosen. There is no motif to date it, no theme to explain, and nothing that will look like a decision made in a particular year. What you see is the stone, cut square, with the natural surface left largely intact. Undecorated stone face: No carving, motif or applied metal anywhere on the piece Real Jerusalem limestone: Grain and fossil flecking left visible, quarried in Israel Wide 1.5-inch profile: Deep cavity taking kosher scrolls up to a full 8 inches Nine-inch height: Built for a main entrance or a synagogue doorway Tape mounting included: No drilling required into stone, brick or painted trim Where to Place a Plain Extra Large Mezuzah On a protected front entrance, sealed with the included mezuzah mounting tape, this case will sit for decades without any attention. On an entrance with no overhang at all, taking direct rain and sun, the correct specification is in our outdoor mezuzahs instead, and the full weather-rated range is grouped in our water resistant mezuzahs. Because the case is plain, an off-angle mounting shows immediately, so it is worth reading our guide to putting up a mezuzah for the side, the height and the tilt before pressing it on. The reasoning behind that tilt is covered in why the mezuzah is slanted, and which rooms need a mezuzah settles which doorways in the house are obligated. Get Mezuzahs for Your Entire Home! Jewish tradition places a mezuzah on nearly every doorway of the home, not only the front door. Bedrooms, the kitchen, a study and the back door all take one, which is why most families build their collection a few doors at a time. Our guide to which rooms need a mezuzah works through which doorways are obligated, and the full range of mezuzot is organised by size, material and colour so a second case is easy to match to the first.