# Doorway Decoration With a Hebrew Letter **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 4, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doorway-decoration-with-a-hebrew-letter/297689 "2005-04-04T17:19:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doorway-decoration-with-a-hebrew-letter/297689/21 "2005-04-06T13:01:07Z")
> [@zev\_steinhardt](#): > > I’m not certain if the _mezuzzah_ is required to be 2/3 of the way up. It could just be that it’s put there because that’s a convenient place. If so, placing it down lower for someone who is short or wheelchair bound should not be a problem. However, I’d have to do more research to be sure. I seem to recall that R. Hillel ruled that the _mezuzzah_ has to be 2/3 of the way up. I know it’s in the rules somewhere; I can check _Code of Jewish Law_ tonight. Also, I have see shuls with two _mezuzzot_ on the doors – one 2/3 of the way up, and another 1/3 of the way up at wheelchair height. > [@elmwood](#): > > When they moved from their old house, they left a mezuzah behind. Is that a bad idea, considering that it might be removed and disposed of improperly? There is a custom to leave the _mezuzzot_ in place, if you know that the purchaser is also Jewish. Otherwise, the _mezuzzot_ should be removed for the reason you noted. ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2005, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doorway-decoration-with-a-hebrew-letter/297689/22 "2005-04-10T04:11:24Z")
> [@zev\_steinhardt](#): > > I’m not certain if the _mezuzzah_ is required to be 2/3 of the way up. It could just be that it’s put there because that’s a convenient place. If so, placing it down lower for someone who is short or wheelchair bound should not be a problem. However, I’d have to do more research to be sure. Actually, having done some research over Shabbos, I have found that the _mezuzzah_ must be placed on the upper third of the doorway (although it must be at least one handbreadth from the top). As such, placing it lower for a disabled person is not allowed. OTOH, there is no requirement to touch the _mezuzzah_ when entering a room. Zev Steinhardt [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doorway-decoration-with-a-hebrew-letter/297689.md?page=1)