Old Scroll ?

[mojjax]

Several years ago I found this in a dark corner of a barn fastened under a beam . The barn was being torn down and I was a helper .
I'm 99% sure it's just a prayer in Arabic or Hebrew . The other 1% of me is hoping it is something more . Any ideas what language this is ? A friend of mine looked at it the other day and thinks it's animal skin .

 

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[bk]

Probably a map to the location of the Holy Grail.
No idea as to what it is, but sure is neat.

 

[Nana40]

That IS really neat!!! You had to have a good eye to find that!

Nana

 

[searcher]

that's pretty cool. this is a mezuzah. it is written in hebrew and is part of the Torah. the placing of these comes from
Deuteronomy 6:9 "write them(God's laws) on the doorposts(mezuzahs) of your house and on your gates"
if you watch fiddler on the roof, the lead actor kisses his fingers and touches the mezuzah as he walks in the door.
goto http://www.messianicjewish.net/cgi-...tegory=mezuzahs&page=webstore.html&search=yes for modern ones.
searcher

 

[Mona Lisa]

That is so fascinating. You must have a good eye. Thanks for posting it.

 

[alabamadan]

that's pretty cool. this is a mezuzah.?

Yup. They have one in the Movie Ben Hur too.

 

[Coin_Saver]

Yep its Jewish, I have this old prayer book from WWII for a Jewish soldier in the war, it had the same writing as that, so it is! kool find man! HH CS

 

[traderoftreasures]

you ever find out what this was or what it said?

 

[ivan salis]

-- its a MEZUZAH -- the 10 commandments (god's laws)--written in hebrew --in a little container -- posted on the door post / on gate poststo jewish owned land or in the buildings owned by jewish folks (most likely the main beam of the barn in this case)-- its a "written phyiscal reminder" that they are to conduct themselves by god's laws if they wish him to protect their homes and loved ones, as they enter their homes--- the jewish folks of old kissed or touched --THE DOOR POST AREA by tradition.

most likely written on lamb / sheep skin

 

[Monty]

I went to a Jewish funeral and they handed something similar out to the visitors. I never could figure out what it was? Monty

 

[stefen]

-- its a MEZUZAH -- the 10 commandments (god's laws)--written in hebrew --in a little container -- posted on the door post / on gate posts to jewish owned land or in the buildings owned by jewish folks (most likely the main beam of the barn in this case)-- its a "written phyiscal reminder" that they are to conduct themselves by god's laws if they wish him to protect their homes and loved ones, as they enter their homes--- the jewish folks of old kissed or touched --THE DOOR POST AREA by tradition.

most likely written on lamb / sheep skin

Ivan,

Most modern and contemporary religious Jews (of the various sects) still place a Mezuzzah on their door posts...

Mezuzah is from the bible and placed onto doorposts, and is a must in all Jewish homes.

The Mezuzah resembles the Jewish connection with G-d and is a reminder to keep his ways. The Mitzvah (deed) of placing a Mezuzh is in Deuteronomy 6:9 : "Inscribe them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates".

In the Jewish tradition, the Mezuzah protects the house and the people who live in it.
The story of the Exodus from Egypt, when G-d decided to punish the egyptians with the Tenth Plague of the first born sons, he ordered the Jewish people to mark their doorposts with sheeps blood in order to protect them.

The Mezuzah contains two passages from the Torah, book of Deuteronomy : 'Shema Yisrael' - "Listen Oh Israel..." and 'Vehaya Im Shamoa' - "And it shall happen if you obey ...". According to the Halacha (Jewish religious laws) we should put a Mezuzah on each doorpost of the house.

The Mezuzah is a square parchment made from Kosher animal skin, usually cattle. The text must be handwritten by a certified Jewish scribe, called Sofer Stam, using a quill and special black ink. Each letter must be written carefully and precisely according to the Halacha, for even one letter written incorrectly invalidates the Mezuzah. Moreover, the Scribe must keep certain religious rules, and write intentionally, for the sake of holiness, in order to make the matter, the parchment and ink - an holy article.

Type of writing - There are number of traditions among the various Jewish communities, mainly Ashkenazi and Sepharadic types of writing (European and Eastern communities). The Ashkenazi type also divides to Beit Yosef script and Ari (Hassidic) script. We will not go into all the differences but basically the crowning - decoration of some of the letters is different.

If a single letter is written incorrectly, or if there is a missing or extra letter, the Mezuzah is invalid, non kosher.

The parchment is carefully rolled (not folded) from left to right and placed in the Mezuzah case (Beit Mezuzah), where the letters SHADAY are pointed outward.

The case is affixed on the right doorpost (right side as one enters the room), at the bottom of the upper third of the doorpost, about shoulder height. The Ashkenazi Jews usually place the Mezuzah diagonally with the upper part tilted inward towards the room, and Sepharadic or Yemenite Jews place it vertically..

 

[ivan salis]

we agree **** its a jewish religious item that deals with following gods laws --so he will bless and protect your homes and loved ones.

being of jewish nature of course the animal skin it would be written on would have to be kosher , of course -- put gods laws on a non koshers animals hide -- no way!!! of course it has to be "correct" no mistakes or "changes" allowed -- to preserve gods "law" it must not be altered by mankind -thus its exact meaning must be copied 100 % correctly

 

[mojjax]

I posted this 5 years ago . I finally GreenChecked it