Question: Does one say a beracha on
affixing a mezuza to one’s office doorway?
Answer: The Gemara (Yuma 10a) teaches that a sukka
does not require a mezuza since it is a temporary dwelling. Thus, the Shulchan Aruch (YD 286:11) writes
that sukkos, boats and shops do not require mezuzos. Elsewhere, the
Shulchan Aruch (YD 286:2)
does require that one affix a mezuza to a storage room. The poskim
have suggested different answers to explain the difference.
The Taz (YD
286:10) explains that one is more likely to access the storage area at any time
of day and night. Shopkeepers do not typically go to their shops at night. As
such, shops are exempt from mezuzos.
However, the Pischei Teshuva (YD 286:10) quotes R’ Dov
Berish Gottlieb (Yad Haketana Mezuza 2:21) who writes that the Shulchan Aruch
is referring to temporary market stalls, comparing them to sukkos that
do not require mezuzos. A permanent shop, however, would require a mezuza (see Perisha
286:22).
According to the Aruch Hashulchan (YD 286:26), Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (11:14)
and R’ Ovadia Yosef (Yabia Omer YD 10:58:28) one should attach a mezuza
with a beracha. However, the Ben Ish Chai (Rav Pealim YD 2:36; Ki
Savo 2:22), R’ Yitzchak Yaakov Weiss (Minchas Yitzchak 2:83; 4:89; 4:90;
10:96:3), R’ Moshe Stern (Baer Moshe 2:90), R’ Shmuel Wosner (Shevet Halevi
10:4:2) and R’ Moshe Sternbuch (Teshuvos Vehanhagos 1:647) write that the owner
should affix a mezuza without a beracha.
Nonetheless, R’ Wosner adds that one does not need to protest
those who do say a beracha, and R’ Ovadia Yosef writes that one
does not need to protest those that do not say a beracha.
In conclusion, the general minhag in to affix a mezuza
without a beracha, though some do recite a beracha.
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