Rabbi Yaakov Raskin | The Mezuzah: A sacred guardian on Jewish doorposts
Jewish families have been part of Jamaica’s history since the island’s earliest days, their traditions quietly visible in neighbourhoods from Spanish Town to Kingston. On February 3, 1930, a curious man wrote into The Gleaner with a question. He wrote: “ I have noticed in several of the houses of Jewish friends a device against the doorposts. On enquiry I have been informed that they were called ‘Mezuzahs’, and that they contained some command which was enclosed in the metal frame. Would any Jewish lady or gentleman supply me with further information on the matter?”