Can A Man Ask His Wife to Affix A Mezuzah?

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Question:

I will be supervising the move into our new house as my husband will only be home in the evening. I would like to wait for my husband to affix the mezuzot, but my brother in Israel told me I should put them up right away by myself as soon as the furniture is delivered. Can’t I wait?

Answer:

Ordinarily, a married woman should defer to her husband to affix the mezuzot. But if this will cause an unnecessary delay, she should do it herself.^[1] A husband may choose to share the mitzvah with his wife, just as he may choose to share it with other persons of honor, such as a revered rabbi.^[2]

Incidentally, a mezuzah can be affixed at night.^[3]

[1] Sha’arei HaMezuzah 16:6:13.

[2] Bei’ur Halachah 135 cited in Agur B’ohalecha 17:39.

[3] Mezuzot Beitecha 289:3; Sha’arei HaMezuzah 16:15.