a new app will make it easier, and cheaper, to regularly check your mezuzot. Instead of checking twice in 7 years, at no cost and little effort, people can now check their mezuzot every time someone sprains their ankle or catches a cold.
The mezuzon is an app that will let you take a picture of your mezuza and send it in to the system. The people behind the app will have your mezuza looked over, free of charge, by their sofrim. They say that you will have a response about the kashrut of your mezuza within two days.
The work you have to do is take the mezuza out of the case, take the picture and put the mezuza back in.
I've downloaded the app, but have not yet used it. If you use it quickly and send them two mezuza scans by the 7th of Cheshvan (tomorrow), or until supply lasts, they have a stock of mezuzot that have been donated for free distribution among their users.
So, not only is it free to check your mezuza, but you might also get a free mezuza out of it! Can't get a better deal than that.
I wonder if this will hurt the sofer stam industry, or if it will last at all - for how long will sofrim be willing to work for free, or more likely - how long will the donations last to keep this in business?
get your mezuzon for iTunes or Android
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