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MezuzahStore.com was the first ever online store to specialize in Mezuzahs. Here's some things you should know about us.

Who are we?

MezuzahStore.com was started in 2004 by Rabbi Aaron Shaffier. Rabbi Shaffier is a certified Torah scribe. In 2003 Rabbi Shaffier opened a unique store in Los Angeles called Mezuzah Gallery. It was (to our knowledge) the first store in the world to specialize in Mezuzahs. The goal was to offer the widest selection of decorative Mezuzah cases along with the highest standard of Kosher Mezuzah scrolls. Also to provide a convenient place for people to bring there Mezuzah scrolls and Tefillin to be checked and repaired.

MezuzahStore.com was started to bring this vision to the whole world via the internet. Since starting the website we have shipped tens of thousands of Mezuzahs to people all over the world!

In 2006 the Shaffier family made Aliyah to Israel. Israel Gabay, a certified Torah scribe who apprenticed under Rabbi Shaffier for two years, took over as the main scribe at our store. He supervises the quality of all of our Mezuzah scrolls and Tefillin. He also does Mezuzah and Tefillin checking and repair.

About our products

Mezuzah Cases

We have worked very hard to assemble a collection of Mezuzah cases which are beautiful as well as of the highest quality. Most of our Mezuzah cases are made in Israel by Jewish artists (look for the flag in the product listing). We are always adding new items to our catalog.

Mezuzah Scrolls

We believe very strongly in the importance of having Kosher Mezuzahs on every door of your home. This is why we put much effort into ensuring that every single Mezuzah scroll that we ship is 100% Kosher. First we make sure to purchase scrolls only from scribes in Israel who are well versed in the laws of writing Mezuzahs. We pick scribes who are able to consistently write high quality scrolls at a reasonable price. We then have every scroll checked by special computer software that ensures that there are no textual errors in the scrolls. Finally each and every scroll is checked letter by letter by a certified scribe at our store.

Customer Service

We guarantee 100% customer satisfaction...period. We know that happy customers are the best customers. We want you to be so pleased with your experience that you order again and again from us and tell all your friends about us. We have many customers who have been coming back for years to purchase Mezuzahs as gifts for house warmings, weddings birthdays etc.

If for any reason you are not happy with an item that you have purchased from us, you can return it for a full refund. Just ship it back to us with a note saying why you are returning it and we will refund your card for the full purchase price.

Many websites make it very difficult for you to reach a real person when you have questions or need help with something. We pride ourself on old-style customer service. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have via email, but we are just as happy to speak to you on the phone to help you with any issues you may have or to take your order. That is why we post our phone number in large type at the top of every page.

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1440 1/2 S. Robertson Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90035

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Aaron Shaffier
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+1 310 278 4428

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  • vmirzaye (frustrated) : There customer contact center number DOES NOT work! I called Aron Sheifer directly and he hung up, telling me "I have the wrong #". The site charged my credit card 3 times, incorrectly. DO NOT ORDER ANYTHING FROM THEM!! 11:19, 27 May 2008 (PDT)
    • Aaron Shaffier's reply :

      This comment was obviously posted by someone who has something personal against me is running a competing website. Perhaps they are the owner of one of the several sites that has popped up in the last years that try to imitate ours and draw off of unsuspecting customers. Here is why I am sure this is the case:.

      1. In the post, my name is mentioned as Aron Sheifer. My correct name is Aaron Shaffier. What is interesting about this is that my friends and acquaintances call me by the Yiddishized form 'Aron' or 'Arun'. Also my last name, although spelled Shaffier, is pronounced Sheifer. If this was some random customer who found our site on the internet, and purchased and then had a bad experience, their only knowledge of my name would be what is printed on our website. The very way that they spell it proves that they know me personally or are in my business field and know of me from colleagues.

      2. They claim to have called me personally. How do they have my personal number? I live in Israel! We have an employee in Oxnard, CA who deals with all phone calls. I sometimes will deal with issues that have been emailed, but I do not answer the phones from Israel.

      3. Why would we charge their card 3 times? All of our orders go through an automated system which is linked in with Authorize.net, one of the largest credit card processors on the internet. We never once have had an issue of a card being charged multiple times. It is very clear that this person who is either a competitor or has some personal vendetta against me is trying to invent a nightmare story that will be sure to scare away customers. From a psychological point of view, you can understand their intent from their conclusion, "DO NOT ORDER ANYTHING FROM THEM".

      4. They say that our phone number doesn't work. Unlike most websites, we do not bury our customer service number on some page that you have to search for. We post it loud and clear on the top of EVERY page on our site. If you are wondering, try giving a call yourself. I cannot say that we answer it 24/7. After all we are not Walmart of Costco, we are a small website selling a niche product and we have one person doing customer service part time. But the number does work and if you leave a message you will get a return call. In addition we offer email customer service as well as Live Chat that is often available. (Also posted on the top of every page).

      In any case, despite the obvious bad intent of the this person's post, I would like to thank them for giving me an excuse to share all of the reasons why you should feel great about shopping at our site. I believe that the truth is something that can be seen clearly by anyone with open eyes and that any person who reads the childish post and my reply will see which one is true. 01:34, 16 July 2008 (PDT)
      • Aaron Shaffier's reply : Please view my post regarding this at http://mezuzahstore.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/16/mezuzahstorecom-has-enemies-imagine-that/ 04:26, 16 July 2008 (PDT)
        • TedErnst's reply : Hi Aaron. When I click on the link for your blog post, I get a "redirect loop" error in my browser. Any idea what's up? I'd love to read your post! Also, I cannot find a link to your blog from your site itself. Is that a bug or a feature? ;-) Fixed now. Yay! And sorry about the bug where your reply didn't show up. I've fixed it. 06:28, 16 July 2008 (PDT)
          • Aaron Shaffier's reply : Thanks for pointing this out. I just did an edit to .htaccess on my site and it seems I made an error. I have corrected it and the url should work fine. Also you can go directly to the blog at http://www.mezuzahstore.com/blog. . The page is linked from the home page but it is not featured prominently so you may have overlooked it. . Thanks. . Aaron Shaffier 07:14, 16 July 2008 (PDT)

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