Mivtza Mezuzah
Mivtza Mezuzah is one of the ten Mivtzaim (campaigns) announced by the Rebbe in 1974. Since the beginning of this campaign, the Rebbe repeatedly emphasized the importance of establishing kosher mezuzos in every Jewish home and checking them periodically. He often referenced the words of Chazal that the mezuzah has the segulah to protect and guard the Jew, his home, and his possessions at all times.
History of the Campaign[edit | edit source]
The campaign was announced by the Rebbe in 1974, the same year in which Mivtza Torah, Mivtza Tzedakah, Mivtza Bayis Malei Seforim, and Mivtza Neiros Shabbos Kodesh (Neshek) were announced.
The purpose of this campaign is to ensure that every room in a Jewish home has a kosher mezuzah, which protects everyone in the house and guards the Jew wherever they go, as promised in Tehillim: "Hashem will guard your going out and coming in from now and forever."
Protection and Salvation[edit | edit source]
The Rebbe said that many tragedies could have been prevented if Mivtza Mezuzah had existed twenty years earlier.
Chazal write in the Gemara that the mezuzah protects the house and its inhabitants, even when they leave the house. The Rebbe publicized this virtue of the mezuzah and explained it based on the Gemara's emphasis on the mezuzah's protective power.
The Rebbe added that every individual mezuzah established on a doorpost adds protection and salvation for all of Klal Yisroel, and enhances the effect of all mezuzos already established by all Bnei Yisroel.
The Ma'alot Tragedy[edit | edit source]
After the terrorist attack in Ma'alot on the 23rd of Iyar 5734, during which a group of Palestinians took control of schoolchildren from Tzfas as hostages and murdered them following a failed IDF rescue attempt, the Rebbe instructed to check the mezuzos in the educational institution in Tzfas. It was discovered that the number of posul mezuzos found matched the number of casualties, and when additional casualties were reported, the Rebbe requested another check, revealing more posul mezuzos matching the number of victims in the attack.
The Rebbe addressed this event and called for checking mezuzos and their kashrus in connection with the awakening of Mivtza Mezuzah: "I was passionately involved in Mivtza Mezuzah. I was pushed and given no rest from demanding and speaking about mezuzah, I myself don't know why, etc., and now we see how this entire event was connected to the mitzvah of mezuzah."
Related Topics[edit | edit source]
Checking Tefillin and Mezuzos
Additional Reading[edit | edit source]
- Mivtza Mezuzah - Overview - Beis Moshiach Weekly Issue 7 Shevat 5760, 261 page 135
- Why is personal benefit from the mitzvah particularly emphasized in Mivtza Mezuzah? The Rebbe's letter in Kfar Chabad Weekly Issue 1861 page 9
- R' Yisroel Alfenbein, They pushed me and gave me no rest, in 'Chayei Rebbi' section, Kfar Chabad Weekly Issue 1964, Korach 5782 page 32
The Rebbe's Mivtzoim |
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The Ten Mivtzoim |
Tefillin · Torah · Mezuzah · Tzedakah · Bayis Molei Seforim · NeSHeK · Kashrus · Taharas Hamishpacha · Chinuch · Ahavas Yisroel |
Various Mivtzoim |
Mesibos Shabbos · Shofar · Lulav · Chanukah · Purim · Matzah · והשיב לב אבות על בנים · Lag BaOmer · Aseres Hadibros · אות בספר התורה לילדי ישראל · Ois B'sefer Torah Haklali . אות בספר תורה לחיילי צה"ל · Hakhel · Moshiach · Yom Huledes · הקהלת קהילות · הדפסת התניא · עידוד הילודה |