Mezuzah on an Entrance Without an Upper Doorpost | Sheilot

Mezuzah on an Entrance Without an Upper Doorpost

Question

Is such an entrance to the kitchen required to have a mezuzah?

Answer

Shalom Rav,

There is no obligation for a mezuzah, as the entrance lacks an upper doorpost.

Answered 30 August 2023 How answers are reviewed
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Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source

Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 287, Se'if 1

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