What’s Inside a Mezuzah? A Big Surprise for Our Littlest Learners

If you think a mezuzah is just a small case on a doorpost, our Pre 1 students are here to tell you otherwise.

In Level Pre 1, Morah Rivkah Gordon and her seven enthusiastic students in After School Track 1 have been learning all about mitzvos. This week, they reached the mitzvah of mezuzah. But instead of stopping at pictures and explanations, Morah Rivkah had a wonderful idea. She brought the mitzvah to life with a very special guest, Morah Rivkah's father. 

Rabbi Yehudah Pink, a Chabad rabbi from Solihull, England, joined the class. Rabbi Pink is also a sofer, a specially trained scribe who writes mezuzos, tefillin, and even sifrei Torah.

Rabbi Pink began by asking the students what they thought a mezuzah really was. Many students pointed to the case on the doorpost. And then came a surprise that made the students look at mezuzahs in a whole new way. Rabbi Pink explained that the most important part of the mezuzah is not the case at all, but the handwritten scroll inside, written with care, precision, and holiness.

The children watched closely as Rabbi Pink showed them a real mezuzah scroll. Their excitement grew even more when he shared a 150 year old megillah and showed them a Sefer Torah. Seeing these sacred items up close was an unforgettable experience for such young learners.

Of course, the students had plenty of thoughtful questions.

What is the ink made of?
Can a woman become a sofer?
How long does it take to write a Torah?

Rabbi Pink answered each question patiently. He explained how the ink is specially prepared, how becoming a sofer requires years of learning and training, and how writing a Sefer Torah can take many months of careful and meaningful work.

What made this lesson so special was not just what the students learned, but how excited they were to learn it. Mitzvos became real. Ancient traditions felt close and personal. A small mezuzah on a doorpost turned into a powerful story of dedication, skill, and love for Torah.

In Morah Rivkah’s classroom, mitzvos are not just taught. They are experienced. And sometimes, all it takes is opening a mezuzah to discover a whole world inside.