okay, what is mezuzah? mezuzah is a hebrew word. what does it mean, mezuzah? deuteronomy 6:9.an? door post, yes. yes, the thing that goes around the door. this was important to god. it's important to god's chosen people. it's says something to us. what does it say to us? and you should learn how to read hebrew so you can read what it says. hauer: that's a good idea, but we don't all have time to do that, do we? well, i guess the thing i would like you to learn from this is "i want you to remember what's governing your life. "i want you to remember me. "i want you to honor me in all of your goings-out and your comings-in." and so we can look at this -- we can respect this as a very important part of jewish tradition, and we can learn from it for ourselves. john, why don't you come up here? boy: they usually wear it every saturday when they're having a torah meeting. hauer: steven, what would he do with this if he was going to pray, just leave it like this? no. no. put it over his head. i can't see. i think there's something for us to learn there. where can he see? straight ahea

okay, what is mezuzah? mezuzah is a hebrew word. what does it mean, mezuzah? deuteronomy 6:9.an? door post, yes. yes, the thing that goes around the door. this was important to god. it's important to god's chosen people. it's says something to us. what does it say to us? and you should learn how to read hebrew so you can read what it says. hauer: that's a good idea, but we don't all have time to do that, do we? well, i guess the thing i would like you to learn from this is "i want you to remember what's governing your life. "i want you to remember me. "i want you to honor me in all of your goings-out and your comings-in." and so we can look at this -- we can respect this as a very important part of jewish tradition, and we can learn from it for ourselves. john, why don't you come up here? boy: they usually wear it every saturday when they're having a torah meeting. hauer: steven, what would he do with this if he was going to pray, just leave it like this? no. no. put it over his head. i can't see. i think there's something for us to learn there. where can he see? straight ahea