Yerushalmi Megillah 4:12 ירושלמי מגילה ד׳:י״ב

MISHNAH: The priestly blessing¹⁸⁵Num. 6:24–27., the stories of David¹⁸⁶The story of David and Batsheva, 2S. 11. and Amnon¹⁸⁷The rape of Tamar, 2S. 13:1–22. are neither read nor translated. One does not close with the Chariot¹⁸⁸Ez. Chapter 1, the traditional reading from Prophets on Pentecost., but Rebbi Jehudah permits. And Rebbi Eliezer says, one does not close with tell Jerusalem its abominations¹⁸⁹Ez. Chap. 16..

HALAKHAH: “One does not close with the Chariot¹⁸⁸Ez. Chapter 1, the traditional reading from Prophets on Pentecost., but Rebbi Jehudah permits. And Rebbi Eliezer says, one does not close with tell Jerusalem its abominations¹⁸⁹Ez. Chap. 16.. It happened that somebody closed with tell Jerusalem its abominations. Rebbi Eliezer said to him, may this man go and be informed of the abominations of his mother. They checked him out and he was found to be a bastard.¹⁹⁰Babli 25b, Tosephta 3:34.”

¹⁹¹This has no connection with the preceding. Since mezuzzah was mentioned in an earlier Mishnah and since there is no Yerushalmi Tractate Menaḥot, the rules of mezuzzah are collected here. Where does one put this mezuzah? Rebbi Ze`ira in the name of Samuel: one divides it into three parts and puts it at the start of the uppermost third. Rebbi Ḥelbo in the name of Rav Ḥuna: One divides the door into half, then into thirds, and puts it at the top of the lowest third. What is between them? The place of the mezuzzah is between them<sup>192</sup>According to Samuel, the box containing the mezuzzah has to be fixed so that its lower end be at ⅔ of the height of the door-post. Rav Huna divides the height of the door-post into sixths (first halves and then each half into thirds). For him the upper rim of the mezuzzah case has to be at the upper end of the fourth sixth, which is two thirds. Therefore the place of the lower end for Samuel is the place of the upper end for Rav Ḥuna. Babli Menaḥot33a.. Bar Tabari asked Rebbi Isaac, think of it, if it was a high gate? He said to him, he puts it at his shoulder’s height. The house of study of Rebbi Ḥanina was made so. Rebbi Jeremiah in the name of Rebbi Samuel bar Rav Isaac: the container of Rebbi’s mezuzzah was made like a bolt<sup>193</sup>It was attached horizontally, satisfying both Samuel and Rav Ḥuna. Babli Menaḥot33a.. If it was hung on the door, a danger and it is no meritorious deed<sup>150,</sup>When Jewish worship was forbidden during the Hadrianic persecutions, changing the traditional forms of tefillin is not acceptable.<sup>202</sup>Babli Menaḥot32b; Tosephta 3:30.. If he excavated the top of a stick and put it at an unbecoming place, a danger and it is no meritorious deed<sup>150</sup>When Jewish worship was forbidden during the Hadrianic persecutions, changing the traditional forms of tefillin is not acceptable.. Rebbi Abba in the name of Rav Jehudah: even if he (nailed) [did not nail] it<sup>194</sup>The corrector’s addition should be deleted. Rav Jehudah disqualifies a long stick with a mezuzzah placed inside even if it is nailed to a door-post.. But did we not state, on condition that he nailed it? Rebbi Yose said, on condition that he dedicated {the place} for it<sup>195</sup>Rebbi Yose accepts the stick if it truly is permanently affixed.. Those of the family Malwan did so in the wars.<sup>196</sup>One of the uprisings against the Romans, cf. Yoma5:7, Note 172. They affixed their mezuzzah that it was securely attached but still easily removed in times of danger. Samuel said, if it was put inside<sup>197</sup>Away from the outer rim of the door-post. Babli Menaḥot 33b. more than a hand-breadth it is disqualified. Rebbi Ze`ira in the name of Samuel: It is necessary that its shema` see the door<sup>198</sup>He requires that the paragraph starting with shema` be written last on the sheet. The sheet then has to be rolled so that the last paragraph is on the outside.. Rebbi Jeremiah in the name of Rebbi Ze`ira: So is the baraita, a doorpost serving two doors he puts it on the one he chooses. How can its shema` see the door¹⁹⁹If there are two doors, and the shema` is on the side of one door, it is pointing away from the other door.? If a house²⁰⁰Usually a “house” is a one-room piece. It is then stated that a one-room house needs only one mezuzzah; the mezuzzah is an obligation attached to the house, not the door. has two doors, he puts it on the one usually used. If both were usually used he puts it in front. If both were in front he puts it on the one he chooses. A door which opens to the roof or to a garden is as if open to a wall, the words of Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Jehudah. But the Sages are saying, it is as open to the market^201,And therefore acceptable as unique mezuzzah. Babli Menaḥot 33b.²⁰²Babli Menaḥot32b; Tosephta 3:30..

He who dwells outside the Land or dwells in a hostelry in the Land of Israel for thirty days need not put up a mezuzzah²⁰³Babli Menaḥot 44a.. Longer than that he has to put up a mezuzzah. He who dwells in a rural tower for thirty days has to put up a mezuzzah. He who rents a house from a Jew has to put up a mezuzzah²⁰⁴The renter is responsible to supply the mezuzzah. Babli Pesaḥim 4a, Bava meṣia` 102a.. He who rents a house from a Gentile has to put up a mezuzzah, and when he leaves he removes it, but from a Jew it is forbidden to act in this way. Rebbi Jacob bar Aḥa in the name of Rebbi Josias, because of what happened. It happened that a person removed and was burying his children. He who dwells dwells in a hostelry outside the Land of Israel for thirty days need not put up a mezuzzah. If he put up, he may not remove it. Jacob bar Aḥa in the name of Rebbi Josias, because of what happened. It happened that a person removed and was burying his children.

²⁰⁵These lines are copied in Yoma 1:1, Notes 108–111.Ḥuldat hammulim²⁰⁶A direct translation would be “mole of circumcised”, which makes no sense. The explanation of Qorban haEdah, “entrances of cave dwellings” has no linguistic basis and would be superfluous. A possibility is Jastrow’s explanation, “loading and unloading dock for mules”, from מולא, Latin mulus, mula, the mule. is liable for mezuzah. A window, four by four {cubits} wide, in which slaves sit and make wind for their masters are liable for mezuzah. Coops one on top of the other are liable for mezuzah; one steps on the doorstep below²⁰⁷If the chicken coops are part of the house and are directly accessible from the doorstep, and the areas of the openings add up to four-by-four cubits.. Rebbi Yose was sorry not to have seen the coop of Rebbi Ilai which he had made according to all rabbis²⁰⁸That it was required to have a mezuzah according to everybody..

Tefillin and mezuzzah, which one has precedence? Samuel said, mezuzzah has precedence. Rav Ḥuna said, tefillin have precedence. What is Samuel’s reason? Since it applies on holidays and Sabbath²⁰⁹Whereas tefillin are strictly only worn on working days.. What is Rav Ḥuna’s reason? Since it applies to travellers on the Seas and those who cross deserts. A baraita²¹⁰Soferim 14:20. supports Samuel: “A worn-out tefillah one may make into mezuzzah, a worn out mezuzzah one may not make into a tefillah. Why? Because one increases in holiness but may not decrease.”