[Avodah] What did they learn in the yeshiva of Shem and Eiver

[Zev Sero]

Silverman, Philip B wrote:

> a. Could it be that Ardeban kept the mezuzah in his night table as 
> opposed to on the front door?

Rebbi said it would protect him.  Presumably it could only do that if
he were doing a mitzvah with it.  Putting it in his doorway would be a
mitzvah, and he'd get a reward as an "eino metzuveh ve'oseh".  In his
night table it would just be an ornament.

 
> b. Some authorities are concerned about a non-Jew throwing away a 
> parchment with God’s name on it.

But he wouldn't do that to a treasured gift.  If it were just something
the last tenant left up, then sure, that's exactly what he might do,
which is why we don't leave them up if we don't know that the next
tenant will be Jewish.

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