Mezuza on a Garage
Question: Do I need to affix a mezuza to my garage? If so, do I recite the beracha ? Answer: The Gemara (Yuma 11a) teaches that there is a machlokes as to whether storehouses require a mezuza. Rambam (Tefillin, Mezuza Vesefer Torah 6:7) writes that storage houses containing wood and grain, etc. do not require a mezuza. Nonetheless, the Rosh (Mezuza 15), Tur (YD 286:1) and Shulchan Aruch (YD 286:2) writes that one is obligated to affix a mezuza to such rooms (with a beracha ). The Aruch Hashulchan (YD 286:8-9) questions why we recite a beracha , though notes that this is accepted practice. R’ Moshe Stern (Baer Moshe 2:82) writes that garages only require mezuzos if they are also used for storage. R’ Yitzchak Yaakov Weiss (Minchas Yitzchak 10:96:2) and R’ Moshe Sternbuch (Teshuvos Vehanhagos 1:647) write that one only says a beracha on a garage that is attached to the house, thereby serving as an entrance to the house. Nonetheless, R' Binyamin Zilber (Az Nidberu 3:58) write...