<h3>The Protection of the Mezuzah</h3>The Talmud relates that Onkelos, the nephew of the Roman emperor Hadrian, converted to Judaism.The emperor sent several groups of sol- diers to arrest him, but Onkelos succeeded in influencing them with his words, and they converted as well.Finally, the emperor sent another group of soldiers and instructed them not to speak with him at all.What did Onkelos do? He placed his hand on the mezuzah and smiled.They asked him, "why are you smiling?"He replied, "the usual practice of the world is that a human king sits inside, while his servants guard him from outside. But the Holy One, blessed be He, is differ- ent. His servants are inside, while He guards them from outside."

This article recounts the Talmudic story of Onkelos, nephew of Emperor Hadrian, who converted to Judaism and used the mezuzah to explain divine protection to Ro

The Protection of the Mezuzah

A weekly publication featuring stories, Chassidus, halacha, and inspiration for Shabbat.