On the Doorposts of Your House..Shaddai Painting by Marlene Burns

On the Doorposts of Your House..Shaddai

by Marlene Burns

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Title

On the Doorposts of Your House..Shaddai

Artist

Marlene Burns

Medium

Painting - Mixed Media On Canvas

Description

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In the first paragraph of the Shema (“Hear, O Israel, The Lord is Our G-d, The Lord is One”),
we are commanded to write these words upon the doorposts of our house and upon our gates.

The Shema and its first two biblical paragraphs from Deuteronomy ( 6:4-9 and 11:13-21 )
are calligraphed on a piece of parchment (klaf) by a scribe (sofer) and placed inside a case.
The word Mezuzah means doorpost, but commonly refers to the parchment and case
that are vertically affixed to the right doorpost, on a diagonal slant toward the entry.

One of G-d’s names, Shaddai, is written on the reverse side of the parchment so that it faces outward.
Traditionally the first letter (shin) of Shaddai is on a Mezuzah case as well.
Shaddai is also an acronym for the Hebrew words meaning “Guardian of the Doors of Israel.”
When a mezuzah is affixed to the doorpost of a home, it is a reminder of our exodus from Egypt
when blood marked the Jewish homes to be passed over during the tenth plague.
Today, it is a declaration of our faith as well as a reminder of the words written within.

This year, we need the reminder even more. Our comings and goings have been severely limited.
We are neither seeing nor contemplating our mezuzot and their meanings as we once did.

The shape of this painting was chosen to echo the shape of a Mezuzah. In the composition,
the letter shin is the center of interest, with the other letters of Shaddai descending from its base.

Surrounded by post and lintel in shades of purple and blue, the shin is contrasted
against a background of shades of red: a color the artist regularly uses to represent G-d.
The message behind that color choice is clear.
When one fulfills the mitzvah of affixing a mezuzah and follows the biblical directives,
the pathway through that door will lead to Adonai, His Sanctification of our homes and His Blessings.