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For those of us that saw the movie Schindlers list, there is a scene where a family is being forced out of their home, right before the father leaves the home for the last time he pries something out of the frame of the door. Can someone tell what is was and what is the meaning behind it?
On the doorposts of traditional Jewish homes (and many not-so-traditional homes!), you will find a small case ,This case is commonly known as a mezuzah (Hebrew for doorpost), because it is placed upon the doorposts of the house. The mezuzah is not, as some suppose, a good-luck charm, nor does it have any connection with the lamb's blood placed on the doorposts in Egypt. Rather, it is a constant reminder of God's presence and God's mitzvot.
A scroll is then rolled up placed in the case, so that the first letter of the Name (the letter Shin) is visible (or, more commonly, the letter Shin is written on the outside of the case).
The scroll must be handwritten in a special style of writing and must be placed in the case to fulfill the mitzvah. , Mechanically printed scrolls do not fulfill the mitzvah of the mezuzah, nor does an empty case.
The case and scroll are then nailed or affixed to the right side doorpost on an angle, with a small ceremony called Chanukkat Ha-Bayit (dedication of the house). A brief blessing is recited. the
Why is the mezuzah affixed at an angle? The rabbis could not decide whether it should be placed horizontally or vertically, so they compromised!
Every time you pass through a door with a mezuzah on it, you touch the mezuzah and then kiss the fingers that touched it, expressing love and respect for God and his mitzvot and reminding yourself of the mitzvot contained within them.
It is proper to remove a mezuzah when you move, and in fact, it is usually recommended. If you leave it in place, the subsequent owner may treat it with disrespect, and this is a grave sin. I have seen many mezuzot in apartment complexes that have been painted over by subsequent owners,
I can remember everything up untill the part: The people on "schindlers list" got to go back, the women accidentally went to aushwitz and then were brought back to Schindler and they started working. and then schindler left.
What happened to them after that?, did they just keep working, or did they move back to were they came from?
They kept working there until the end of the war. Well, they weren't really working. Schindler disabled all the machines because he didn't want to make more weapons for the Germans. Basically, he spent all his money buying weapons from other places to give to the army and taking care of the Jews. When the war ended, the Jews gave him a ring and a letter of thanks to take with him. Schindler had to run away because when the allies came, he would be tried as a Nazi for war crimes. It ended with a fast forward to the present, and a change into color, when all the Schindler Jews and their family paid respects to his grave.
I am dying to see the "Schindlers List" movie. I havent seen it a very long time and i think its a great movie. I tried youtube but i had no luck. So does anybody know where i can see it online? Thanks.
Try http://moviedownloadsnet.com
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In the movie Schindler's list how does it realate to today????????
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