Divine Shin Jerusalem Stone Mezuzah

One letter carries this entire case. The shin (שׁ) worked in gold across the face stands for Shaddai (שַׁדַּי), one of the Names of God, which tradition also reads as an acronym for Shomer Daltot Yisrael (שׁוֹמֵר דַּלְתוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל, Guardian of the Doors of Israel). It is the oldest and most recognisable mark placed on a Jewish doorpost.

Set against cream Jerusalem stone at five inches, this is a working everyday size rather than a statement piece: bedroom doors, a study, a hallway, an apartment entrance. It sits among our medium mezuzahs and, for buyers shopping by material first, within our Jerusalem stone mezuzah cases.

Divine Shin Jerusalem Stone Mezuzah Specs

Use the specs below to confirm scroll fit, material, measurements, mounting and recommended placement for this Divine Shin mezuzah case.

• Origin: Made in Israel
• Scroll Fit: Fits a 4-Inch (10 cm) kosher mezuzah scroll
• Material: Real Jerusalem stone
• Color: Cream stone with a raised gold shin
• Design: Gold shin for Shaddai on a plain stone field
• Measurements: 5" tall by 1" wide / 12.7 cm by 2.5 cm
• Mounting: Affixes with extra-strong double-sided mezuzah mounting tape, included. No nails needed.
• Use: Suitable for indoor doorways and exterior doorways
• Water-resistant: Yes, when sealed properly with double-sided tape
• How to Insert Scroll: Back
• Packaging: Ships gift-box ready

Divine Shin Mezuzah Scroll Guidance

This case takes a 4-inch (10 cm) kosher scroll, which is the standard household size and the one shown in the product add-on area near the Add to Cart button. For this size choose the Basic Kosher Mezuzah Scroll, made specifically for mezuzah cases holding a 4-inch klaf.

If you buy the scroll from us as well, we can ship your mezuzah with the scroll carefully rolled and inserted inside the case. When this mezuzah is shipped with a scroll already inserted, we seal the back with double-sided tape to help create an airtight seal, making the case usable on exterior doorways when properly sealed.

The shin is the outward sign; the obligation is inward. A case only becomes a mezuzah once a kosher klaf (קְלָף, parchment) is sealed inside it, carrying the Shema (שְׁמַע) and the parshiyot (פָּרָשִׁיּוֹת, Torah passages) in the hand of a sofer (סוֹפֵר, scribe). Buying by minhag (מִנְהָג, custom) is straightforward through our Ashkenaz Mezuzahs and our Sephardi Mezuzahs, and if you are unsure which ksav your family follows, our guide to mezuzah lettering styles sets Beis Yosef, Ari-Zal and Vellish side by side.

Larger and superior grades are all in the main kosher mezuzah scroll collection, and what is inside a mezuzah explains what is written on the parchment and why it has to be handwritten.

Divine Shin Jerusalem Stone Mezuzah Design

The connection between the shin and the mezuzah is not decorative convention. Shaddai is the Name traditionally associated with protection, and the reading of the letters as Shomer Daltot Yisrael ties the Name directly to the doorway itself. That is why the letter appears on mezuzah cases far more often than any other symbol in Judaica, and why a plain stone field with a single gold shin still reads as unmistakably a mezuzah from across a room.

• Raised gold shin: Standing proud of the surface, not printed or engraved flat
• Real Jerusalem limestone: Quarried and finished in Israel
• Five-inch everyday scale: Sized for bedrooms, studies, hallways and apartment entrances
• Plain stone field: Pairs cleanly with other cases already mounted around the house
• Tape mounting included: No nails, and no drilling into a rental doorframe

Where to Place a Shin Mezuzah

Because the shin is the visible, outward-facing sign of the mitzvah (מִצְוָה, commandment), this case earns its place on the doors people actually see: the front entrance, the room a guest is shown into, an office. Sealed properly it holds up on a covered exterior doorway, though an entrance fully open to weather is better matched to our outdoor mezuzahs or the wider water resistant mezuzahs.

Placement follows halacha rather than preference. Right-hand doorpost as you enter, lower part of the upper third of the frame, and tilted inward for Ashkenazi households. Our guide to putting up a mezuzah covers each of those, which rooms need a mezuzah settles which doors are obligated in the first place, and why the mezuzah is slanted explains the angle.

Get Mezuzahs for Your Entire Home!

Jewish tradition places a mezuzah on nearly every doorway of the home, not only the front door. Bedrooms, the kitchen, a study and the back door all take one, which is why most families build their collection a few doors at a time. Our guide to which rooms need a mezuzah works through which doorways are obligated, and the full range of mezuzot is organised by size, material and colour so a second case is easy to match to the first.