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RELIGIOUS CUSTOM
EVERY JEWISH HOUSE HAS A MAZUZAH ON ITS DOORPOST FOR EACH MEMBER
TO KISS BEFORE THEY ENTER THE HOUSE
Submitter comment: THIS IS SHOWING RESPECT FOR GOD. THE MAZUZAH IS A FORM OF MEDAL.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; SCRANTON
Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 00-00-1950