Va’eschanan 6:9 · unit 2

TT #32 · Parashas Va’eschanan · Passuk 6:9

The Complete Passuk

וּכְתַבְתָּ֛ם עַל־מְזֻז֥וֹת בֵּיתֶ֖ךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃

And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

Chabad.org — 6:9

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Menachos 44a (Rav Sheshes: one who has no mezuzah on his doorway violates two positive commandments).

Sefaria — Menachos 44a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אָמַר רַב שֵׁשֶׁת: כָּל שֶׁאֵין לוֹ מְזוּזָה בְּפִתְחוֹ עוֹבֵר בִּשְׁנֵי עֲשֵׂה — וּכְתַבְתָּם וּכְתַבְתָּם.

English: Rav Sheshes said: Anyone who has no mezuzah on his doorway violates two positive commandments — “and you shall write them” (here) and “and you shall write them” (in Parashas Eikev).

On the daf / in context: The double appearance of the command (Va’eschanan and Eikev) creates two distinct positive obligations.

Type of Learning

Diyuk of the repeated command “u-chesavtam” in two places as two separate asei.

What Is Learned

Absence of a mezuzah constitutes the violation of two independent positive commandments.