Help me decipher this message in HEBREW?

[allnighter]

My neighbour found this message buried in a door frame and my first guess is it's written in Hebrew.Anyone can tell me what it means/

[Blib]

It's upside down. It's the Shema, a prayer. It fits in a receptacle called a "mezzuza" that is placed on the right hand door post of every door in a Jewish home.

ETA:

More details can be found in my post below.

Edited by Blib on Thursday 2nd February 17:52

[DrTre]

It says "Safestyle Windows and Doors Installation Guarantee. Oy vey already"

[Happy82]

It reads 'The Doors of Durin — Lord of Moria. Speak, friend, and enter'

[-Pete-]

DrTre said:

It says "Safestyle Windows and Doors Installation Guarantee. Oy vey already"

PS: blib, you've linked to a file on your hard disk

[motco]

Link has been annihilated...

[Blib]

OOPS!

Try THIS

[allnighter]

Thank you blib, yes the message was rolled in a metal thing.I am genuinely interested in a full translation if anyone can.Apologies if I posted the message upside down.

[allnighter]

Blib said:

OOPS!

Try THIS

Is the message the same always as translated in the link compared to the posted picture above?

[motco]

Blib said:

It's upside down. It's the Shema, a prayer. It fits in a receptacle called a "mezzuza" that is placed on the right hand door post of every door in a Jewish home.

ETA:

More details can be found in my post below.

Edited by Blib on Thursday 2nd February 17:52

Interesting, Blib; thanks.

[Zwolf]

Blib said:

It's upside down. It's the Shema, a prayer. It fits in a receptacle called a "mezzuza" that is placed on the right hand door post of every door in a Jewish home.

...and does a superb job of keeping JWs away to boot.

Every doorway? The Jewish homes I've visited have only ever had them the entrances to the home that I'd noticed, not internally. Given the two way nature of doorways, how is the right hand post identified?

Genuine, rather than obtuse enquiry.

[Blib]

allnighter said:

Thank you blib, yes the message was rolled in a metal thing.I am genuinely interested in a full translation if anyone can.Apologies if I posted the message upside down.

The full translation is in the link that I posted afterwards.

[Blib]

Zwolf said:

Blib said:

It's upside down. It's the Shema, a prayer. It fits in a receptacle called a "mezzuza" that is placed on the right hand door post of every door in a Jewish home.

...and does a superb job of keeping JWs away to boot.

Every doorway? The Jewish homes I've visited have only ever had them the entrances to the home that I'd noticed, not internally. Given the two way nature of doorways, how is the right hand post identified?

Genuine, rather than obtuse enquiry.

It should be on every doorway. Personally, like your friends, I only have one on the front door.

[Zwolf]

Blib said:

It should be on every doorway. Personally, like your friends, I only have one on the front door.

OK, thanks.

[allnighter]

Blib said:

allnighter said:

Thank you blib, yes the message was rolled in a metal thing.I am genuinely interested in a full translation if anyone can.Apologies if I posted the message upside down.

The full translation is in the link that I posted afterwards.

Thank you Blib, you are most helpful!

[Blib]

You're welcome. BTW, it's handwritten, they all are.

[RDMcG]

Zwolf said:

OK, thanks.

We just have one our front doorpost, and in my experience it is fairly rare to see them on every doorway. I assume the extremely orthodox or Hasidim would have them everywhere.

[Pappa Lurve]

RDMcG said:

Zwolf said:

OK, thanks.

We just have one our front doorpost, and in my experience it is fairly rare to see them on every doorway. I assume the extremely orthodox or Hasidim would have them everywhere.

Technically, they should be on every door other than the toilets but most Jews have at least one one the front door and maybe a couple of others.

OP - If you planning on getting rid of it, please do not throw it away! Drop it into your local Synagogue, give it to a Jewish mate or ask here. There are certain rules of disposal for such things :-)

[mybrainhurts]

It says my hovercraft is full of eels...

[bikemonster]

And what about this one? (Spoilered for potential naughtiness)