How to Cover a Bedroom Mezuzah?

How to Cover a Bedroom Mezuzah?

Question:

On my recent trip to Israel, I bought some clear plastic mezuzah covers for the scrolls that I am planning to put on our new home. I like to see the actual mezuzah, and I have heard that the letter “shin,” which stands for Hashem’s name, is supposed to be left uncovered so that it will shine forth with its blessing into our home. When our local sofer came by to help us put up the mezuzot, he suggested that we use opaque covers for the bedroom mezuzot. Why is this so?

Answer:

On my recent trip to Israel, I bought some clear plastic mezuzah covers for the scrolls that I am planning to put on our new home. I like to see the actual mezuzah, and I have heard that the letter “shin,” which stands for Hashem’s name, is supposed to be left uncovered so that it will shine forth with its blessing into our home.[A]Rambam 1:1

When our local sofer came by to help us put up the mezuzot, he suggested that we use opaque covers for the bedroom mezuzot. Why is this so? [B]Rash Suka 3a

 

On my recent trip to Israel, I bought some clear plastic mezuzah covers for the scrolls that I am planning to put on our new home. I like to see the actual mezuzah, and I have heard that the letter “shin,” which stands for Hashem’s name, is supposed to be left uncovered so that it will shine forth with its blessing into our home.[C]Rambam 1:11

When our local sofer came by to help us put up the mezuzot, he suggested that we use opaque covers for the bedroom mezuzot. Why is this so? [D]Rash Suka 2a

 

On my recent trip to Israel, I bought some clear plastic mezuzah covers for the scrolls that I am planning to put on our new home. I like to see the actual mezuzah, and I have heard that the letter “shin,” which stands for Hashem’s name, is supposed to be left uncovered so that it will shine forth with its blessing into our home.[E]Rambam 14:1

When our local sofer came by to help us put up the mezuzot, he suggested that we use opaque covers for the bedroom mezuzot. Why is this so? [F]Rash Suka 4a

Another pshat is like this: this is the pshat[G]Raavad

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ARambam 1:1
BRash Suka 3a
CRambam 1:11
DRash Suka 2a
ERambam 14:1
FRash Suka 4a
GRaavad
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