Florida Governor Charlie Crist
TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) -- Eager to embrace all constituencies, Florida
Governor Charlie Crist now has a boxed Jewish scroll on his office door
at the state Capitol. The mezuzah, an encased portion of sacred Jewish
parchment, was placed on the door by the governor with a rabbi's
assistance.
According to Jewish custom, displaying a mezuzah adds God's protection
to a house. Crist often describes his office as "the people's house."
The mezuzah contains two prayers written on a parchment scroll and
attached to the threshold of a room, building or home as a blessing.
The word is Hebrew for "doorpost."
A lobbyist for the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida calls the
display inappropriate
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