Affixing Mezuzot After a Move

Quiz

1 - Can one take down the mezuzot when one moves?

• Yes, to bring them to your new home
• Under normal circumstances, it is forbidden to remove the mezuzah to bring to a new location
• Only a rabbi can remove them

2 - Why not?

• It’s very delicate and you may ruin it in the process
• Removing the mezuzah is considered improper abandonment of a mitzvah object, bizuy mitzvah, treating a mitzvah object inappropriately.
• Removing the mezuzah eliminates this Divine shield, exposing one to tragedy and misfortune

3 - Are there exceptions?

• Yes, if in the new residence, one has no access to a kosher mezuzah
• One who rents from a gentile should remove the mezuzot upon leaving
• No, it is always forbidden