Dear Kehil\u00e1:<\/p>\n
Korach, this week's featured character, began a rebellion against Moshe by asking the following question: "Does a house full of holy books need a mezuzah?" Moshe answered yes. Korach then began to mock Moshe, saying that the mezuzah contains only two chapters of the Torah, while a house full of Jewish books has many more! Logically, such a house doesn't need a mezuzah.<\/p>\n
Why was Moshe's answer correct? What is the importance of a small scroll compared to an entire library?<\/p>\n
It's a matter of position. The books are inside. The mezuzah is outside. When Jewish books are inside the house and are used, it indicates that the house and its inhabitants behave as Jews. But what happens outside the door?<\/p>\n
The mezuzah is placed on the front door of a house, the place that connects the inner and outer parts of life. As we transition between our private and public selves, we need to remember our origins so as not to lose our identity.<\/p>\n
Moshe was right. The mezuzah does not replace the books in the house; it is simply a reminder that when we leave our own environment and face the world, we should carry God and His Torah, our values and traditions, with us.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Estimada Kehil\u00e1: Koraj, el personaje de esta semana, comenz\u00f3 una rebeli\u00f3n contra Moshe haciendo la siguiente pregunta: \"\u00bfUna casa llena de libros santos: necesita una mezuz\u00e1?\" Moshe contest\u00f3 que si. Koraj comenz\u00f3 a burlarse de Moshe diciendo que la mezuz\u00e1 contiene solamente dos cap\u00edtulos de la Tor\u00e1, mientras que una casa llena de libros judaicos… Read More \u00bbInside and outside<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,75],"tags":[977],"series":[],"class_list":["post-7496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editoriales","category-koraj","tag-mezuza"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/tuviaserber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/06\/Mezuza.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/tuviaserber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/avatar1400.jpeg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"light","subscribeUrls":{"castbox":{"key":"castbox","url":"","label":"CastBox","class":"castbox","icon":"castbox.png"},"rss":{"key":"rss","url":"","label":"RSS","class":"rss","icon":"rss.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/tuviaserber.com\/en\/feed\/podcast\/rabino-tuvia-serber","embedCode":"Adentro y afuera<\/a><\/blockquote>