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Q&A Is a loft a room for purposes of mezuzah?

Consider a cabin that has one large room with a loft extending over part of that room. A half-height wall at the front of the loft separates it from the rest of the cabin, so there is a single com...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question mezuzah
#2: Post edited by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2021-07-16T15:07:08Z (over 2 years ago)
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  • Consider a cabin that has one large room with a loft extending over part of that room. A half-height wall at the front of the loft separates it from the rest of the cabin, so there is a single common ceiling over all. (Someone standing in the loft can see someone standing in the main room.) Does this loft count as a room for the purposes of requiring a *mezuzah*, assuming there is a relevant doorway? Does it matter if the doorway is immediately outside the loft (at the head of a set of stairs) or at the bottom of the steps?
  • I know that for two rooms side by side, separated by an opening (like an arch), a *mezuzah* is required -- there doesn't actually have to be a door that can be closed. I'm unsure whether a space that "shares" part of another room's space (the loft and the main room share the ceiling) is different somehow.
  • Consider a cabin that has one large room with a loft extending over part of that room. A half-height wall at the front of the loft separates it from the rest of the cabin, so there is a single common ceiling over all. (Someone standing in the loft can see someone standing in the main room.) Does this loft count as a room for the purposes of requiring a *mezuzah*, assuming there is a relevant doorway? Does it matter if the doorway is immediately outside the loft (at the head of a set of stairs) or at the bottom of the steps?
  • I know that for two rooms side by side, separated by an opening (like an arch), a *mezuzah* is required -- there doesn't actually have to be a door that can be closed. I'm unsure whether a space that "shares" part of another room's space (the loft and the main room share the ceiling) is different somehow.
  • Here's an example. The steps to the loft are behind that doorway on the left in the back:
  • ![doorway to steps behind wall leading to open loft](https://judaism.codidact.com/uploads/kZu2dsJsXKjJsu2f6SkRK6Kx)
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2021-06-28T01:15:27Z (almost 3 years ago)
Is a loft a room for purposes of mezuzah?
Consider a cabin that has one large room with a loft extending over part of that room.  A half-height wall at the front of the loft separates it from the rest of the cabin, so there is a single common ceiling over all.  (Someone standing in the loft can see someone standing in the main room.)  Does this loft count as a room for the purposes of requiring a *mezuzah*, assuming there is a relevant doorway?  Does it matter if the doorway is immediately outside the loft (at the head of a set of stairs) or at the bottom of the steps?

I know that for two rooms side by side, separated by an opening (like an arch), a *mezuzah* is required -- there doesn't actually have to be a door that can be closed.  I'm unsure whether a space that "shares" part of another room's space (the loft and the main room share the ceiling) is different somehow.