How Does Having Religious Artefacts around the Home Affect the Life of a Jew?

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By Nana Mickey

How Does Having Religious Artefacts Around the Home Affect the Life of a Jew?

There are many religious artefacts in the average Jewish person’s home. These can range from clothing (tzitzit, yarmulke, tefillin), books (siddurim, study books), and general objects (mezuzot, chanukiah, dreidals, Shabbat candles). All of these objects can play an important part in a Jewish person’s life.

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Having these objects can make you think, and give you time to think. When you stop to kiss a mezuzah as you enter a room, are you thinking about what you are doing the next day or would you think about something more special? You would think, maybe, about what you are doing. Why are you kissing the mezuzah? Since you have stopped to do this, it would make you feel suddenly as if you have more time to think and ask yourself what you are doing.

Having objects like a siddur would automatically make sure there is ...

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