Comments on: Oy, Danny, What a Mezuzah!

By: mezuzah rabbi

mezuzah rabbi — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:56:04 +0000

There are many beautiful mezuzah cases made from glass, sterling, metal, ceramics and more. At http://www.stam.net we do offer a few unique cases in addition to the much more important kosher mezuzah parchment!

By: Ellen

Ellen — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:27:19 +0000

Check out the exhibition “Re-inventing Ritual’ at the Jewish Museum NY oopening mid Sept. No shlock there ( unless it is ABOUT shlock.
Also- a few years back Allan Wexler created a series of 12 mezuzahs for 12 interior doorways of the Museum.

By: Gretchen Landau

Gretchen Landau — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:41:00 +0000

Nothing says “IDIOT LIVES HERE” like having a Libeskind-designed mezuzah on your door.

By: Mezuzah

Mezuzah — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:49:14 +0000

Mezuzah is one of the things that connects all Jewish people.

http://www.yourholylandstore.com

By: David R

David R — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:05:21 +0000

Libeskind is “one of the world’s better architects”? – Really?

It seems that you are mistaking undeserved publicity (mostly generated by Libeskind’s own office lackeys), for serious talent. Try naming one decent thing Libeskind did since the Holocaust Museum. Go on. Try. I dare you.

You came up with nothing. Right?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:13:18 +0000

Did the mezuzah go way over budget? Does it leak? (How else can we be sure it really is a Libeskind design?)

By: Toran

Toran — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:45:54 +0000

I’d say Danny spent 10 minutes thinking about this design. I can’t help but think that’s more than he spends on most of his so-called designs for museums.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:27:46 +0000

More dumb symbolism from Libeskind.

He should stick to designing tchotchke like this. That way he won’t be able to ruin our cities with his brand of pretentious architecture.

By: Chaim

Chaim — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:48:23 +0000

Let’s be frank here. It looks as dumb and as tacky as any other mezuzah. This one just has a particularly vain and tacky architect’s name attached to it. But it should be clear that there is no design merit whatsover to this ugly piece of scrap metal.

By: Neil

Neil — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:41:26 +0000

A version of this mezuzah has been at the entrance to the museum since it opened. I always liked it. It was self-referential in a good way. So to be accurate, Libeskind had already designed it for the museum itself. Now it’s just being mass produced.

By: ryan

ryan — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:14:35 +0000

most mezuzah’s are indeed really shlocky as is most judaica. there are two nice ones on this site here: http://www.gothamjudaica.com. most of the stuff here is actually pretty sweet. not cheap. but very nice.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:40:55 +0000

or a door handle…

By: Lydia

Lydia — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:28:22 +0000

True….but it’s a heck of a lot better-looking than most of the mezuzot out there…when’s the last time you saw judaica that wasn’t outright shlocky?