Va’eschanan 6:9 · unit 7

TT #57 · Parashas Va’eschanan · Passuk 6:9

The Complete Passuk

וּכְתַבְתָּ֛ם עַל־מְזֻז֥וֹת בֵּיתֶ֖ךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃

…and on your gates.

Chabad.org — 6:9

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to the expansion of “u-vish’arekha” to include gates of houses, courtyards, cities and provinces (Menachos / Yoma parallels).

Sefaria — Yoma 11a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תַּנְיָא: בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ — אֶחָד שַׁעֲרֵי בָּתִּים וְאֶחָד שַׁעֲרֵי חֲצֵרוֹת וְאֶחָד שַׁעֲרֵי מְדִינוֹת וְאֶחָד שַׁעֲרֵי עֲיָרוֹת… חַיָּבִין בִּמְזוּזָה.

English: It was taught: “On your gates” — whether the gates of houses, or the gates of courtyards, or the gates of provinces, or the gates of cities… they are obligated in mezuzah.

On the daf / in context: The word “she’arekha” is read expansively so that every ordinary gateway under Jewish control carries the obligation.

Type of Learning

Diyuk / expansive reading of “u-vish’arekha.”

What Is Learned

The obligation of mezuzah extends beyond the private house-door to the gates of courtyards, cities and provinces.