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"Inscribe them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates (Deuteronomy 6:9)."
The mezuzah affixed to the doorposts of Jewish homes is a parchment scroll written by a Sofer-Stam (authorized scribe of Torah scrolls, phylacteries and mezuzot) with Biblical excerpts from Deuteronomy 6:4-15: "Hear, O Israel (Shma Israel);" and Deuteronomy 11:13-21: "If, then, you obey the commandments." More

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Mezuzah case carved in high relief with crowend Star of David and eagle Slovakia 19th century	Mezuzah case decorated with a lion, unicorn, and eagles Poland 18th century	Mizrah, to be hung on the eastern wall in the house, facing Jerusalem Poland 1824	Cup for ritual hand-washing (netilat yadayim) Germany 1882(?)	“Token of love” cup and saucer Berlin, Germany 1837
Cup and saucer inscribed with ode to youth Berlin, Germany 1837-44	Cup and saucer with dedication inscriptions Braunschweig, Germany 1835	Figurine representing Shylock the Jew in Shakespeare's play ''The Merchant of Venice'' England 19th century	Figurine representing a Jew in Sabbath or festival attire Holitz, Slovakia 18th century	Basin for ritual hand-washing (apparently part of a set) Frankfurt, Germany 18th century
Plate adorned with hands raised for the Priestly Benediction China 18th century	Plate adorned with the scene of Eve offering the apple to Adam Germany 1523	Sconce with one bracket candlestick Poland Late 19th century	Two small cups with Hebrew inscriptions Germany or France 19th century