This past shabbat, I became a victim of vandalization. What kind of person steals a mezuzah? I get back from ma'ariv and it’s gone? Just like that? I know it was right there on my doorpost earlier that day, because I saw it when I came back to the apartment after kiddush. I even kissed it. Does some idiot think my cheap plastic mezuzah could be valuable on the black market or something? I checked the hallway floor, the doorposts of the neighbors’ apartments, there’s no trace of it. The first thought that occurred to me was to go check the other Jews’ apartments in the building to see if their mezuzahs are still attached. They were. Crap, so this asshole targeted me. I guess there isn’t much I can do.
It's been almost a week now, and I still haven't seen or heard anything out of the ordinary. I guess I was hoping that the thief would realize it's worthless and at least try to put it back, but I guess that was naive of me. I now have a mezuzah on the inside of my doorpost, because I'm afraid of this one getting stolen, too. It's very sad and very upsetting.
So if you're reading this, and you happen to be the thief, please return it to me. And please leave my doorposts alone from now on.
*Gripe.*
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4 comments:
I bet it was that sneaky Helen Bloch. I hear she and her mom have been on the prowl for a replacement....
Oh no! I had mine stolen a couple years ago and FREAKED OUT.
I sent an email to my building explaining what it meant to have it stolen and then I replaced it with a more beautiful mezuzah, which has been there ever since.
maybe you need landsman and shemets on the case.
Maybe you have a neighbor who doesn't like the posting of mezuzot -- do the other Jews live near you? He/she might not have known they had them posted? Has your building had any discussions about mezuzot?
Either way -- ugh!
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