Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Siman 11 Part 2/3

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Which entrances and rooms does the Kitzur obligate in a mezuzah, and which not? The Kitzur goes from arched entrances and doorless doorways to pavilions, gatehouses, storehouses and bathhouses. Where a gatehouse or balcony opens to no house, the views differ, and the Kitzur has the mezuzah put up without a bracha.

Key points

• The Kitzur obligates an arched entrance that holds a space ten tefachim high by four wide.
• The Kitzur exempts a cellar whose doorposts lie flat on the ground.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Arched entrances and uneven doorposts
2. 4:14A doorway without a door
3. 5:26Rooms not made for permanent dwelling
4. 8:48The aksadra, an open pavilion
5. 10:45Gatehouse, balcony and rooms opening inward
6. 13:38Bathhouse, tannery and storehouses
7. 15:12Places children soil, covering the mezuzah
8. 16:37Courtyard shared with a goy, cellars

Topics

• Mezuzah
• Hilchos Mezuzah