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the backside of the parchment, and the tiny scroll is rolled up and placed in the mezuzah case. The case is usually a decorated case made of ceramic, stone, copper, silver, glass, wood, or even pewter. The designs vary and are not spiritually significant, but the parchment itself holds the significance of the mezuzah. Most mezuzahs on the outer surface have the Hebrew letter shin , the twenty-first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which represents the first letter in God’s name, Shaddai . The name Shaddai is a name that serves as an acronym for “Guardian of the doorways of Israel.” The box is designed to protect the parchment from the weather or other elements that could harm the ink.1 The Purpose for the Mezuzah The word mezuzah is the Hebrew word for doorposts . Some have suggested that the purpose for the mezuzah was to remind the Jewish people on a continual basis of the blood of the lamb, which, when applied on the doorposts in Egypt, prevented the destroying angel from entering the home and killing the firstborn. This theory, however, is an opinion and not based on the rabbinical understanding of the purpose of the mezuzah. Some Jews, identified as mystics , tend to see the mezuzah as some form of a charm designed to ward off evil spirits, but this is certainly not the original intent. It is a reminder to those living in the home that the house has been dedicated to God, and those living therein should commit to walk in accordance with God’s Word. It is viewed as an object that reminds God to