Mezuzah and the Shema - Judaism

Question 1

What is a mezuzah?

Answer 1

A case placed on every doorpost of a Jewish house (bar the bathroom) containing a Torah Scroll
The shema is written within it to remind Jews to “love God” with all their “heart, soul and might”

Question 2

What is found in the Shema?

Question 3

Give 2 quotes from the Shema

Question 4

When is a mezuzah found?

Question 5

What does the mezuzah symbolise?

Question 6

What do Jews do to the mezuzah as a sign of devotion to God’s commandments?

Question 7

What does touching a mezuzah and then kissing your fingers demonstrate?

Question 8

Is kissing your fingers after touching a mezuzah a commandment?

Question 9

Quote the torah in favour of mezuzah

Answer 9

“Write them on your doorframes”
Deuteronomy

Question 10

What is the Shema?

Question 11

Quote the torah in favour of the Shema

Question 12

“Recite them when you lie down and when you get up” is a Torah quote from Deuteronomy in regards to what?

Answer 12

The Shema
Saying it twice a day - morning and evening

Question 13

When someone is dying, ideally what should they be saying?

Answer 13

The Shema

Question 14

Why should a person say the shema when dying?

Answer 14

“all your soul”

Question 15

Quote the Torah to support saying the Shema when awaiting death