Mezuzos may not be the first thing that come to people’s minds when thinking about summer. But they should be. With tens of thousands of families renting or owning bungalows and summer homes, it is important to be certain that these homes and families are protected with a kosher mezuzah.

While most everyone has kosher mezuzos in their home, that may not be the case with a summer home or bungalow. Most people do not realize that mezuzos can become ruined and posul (chas v’shalom) over a cold and wet winter. As a matter of fact, weather can cause significant damage to a mezuzah. Words can start to fade, parchment can dry and crack, and moisture in the form of rain and snow can cause a mezuzah to become waterlogged.

Natural aging and poor weather can deteriorate mezuzos more rapidly than one may think and at the very least, halacha dictates that one check their mezuzos twice every 7 years. As many of us know, there’s not only a chiyuv to have a mezuzah at the entrance to every applicable room, but the mezuzah acts as a powerful shmirah for the home’s inhabitants. Thus, it is important that one be sure he has kosher mezuzos.

Checking mezuzos need not be a time consuming task. With a quick phone call, R’ Duvi Vogel of SoferWorks will come to your home or bungalow, remove the mezuzos, carefully check each mezuzah, repair any mezuzah that require attention, and replace the mezuzos back in their original location. The whole process can be completed in just a few days (with temporary mezuzos put up in their place) – and you can be sure that your home and family will be protected by kosher mezuzos on each doorpost.

When it comes to checking mezuzos and tefillin, R’ Duvi Vogel and SoferWorks maintains the highest level of quality and kashrus. R’ Duvi Vogel regularly consults with well-known rabbanim who specialize in the halachos of mezuzah such as Horav Avrohom Tzvi Vozner of Monsey, Horav Avrohom Meir Halberstam of Boro Park and others.

Call R’ Duvi Vogel at 718.374.6818 or email [email protected] to schedule an appointment for R’ Duvi to come to your home or bungalow. If you have not recently checked your mezuzos it is important that you call today.

Wishing all of Klal Yisroel a safe and happy summer.