Thread by @RabbiZvi

This is a mezuzah. You’ll see it on the doorposts of Jewish homes. It is a small box - this in our inner hall - with a scroll inside it. Deuteronomy mandates to write its words “on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates”.
Two of the three sections of the Shema.
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Here is an example of what we find inside.
Written on parchment, using a quill, these words are a •creed• for Jews. They detail the unity of God, love of God, education, reward and punishment, etc.
It’s in all doors except toilets 🤢 and bathrooms (😱nudity).

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Now we see the upshot of the #LabourAntisemitism fiasco.

Jews are scared to show we’re Jewish.

Traditional Jews will normally put a mezuzah outside their front door, even if they’re not very religious.

I’ve noticed this in my own community. 3/4
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Here’s my front door mezuzah, and as it appears in the prayer book

Things have got so bad people are scared to say they’re Jewish.

This is largely on @JeremyCorbyn and his extremists.

God rot the lot of them. 4/4

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50% of Jews are scared to show they’re Jewish. #LabourAntisemitism.

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