doorpost

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Police in the German capital said a piece of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah was removed from its case at the Tiferet Israel synagogue’s doorpost, defaced with swastikas and replaced.

From Seattle Times

These are scrolls with religious verses which are placed on doorposts of homes, and which people touch or kiss when entering a building or a room.

From BBC

Mezuzahs, which contain verses from the Torah, are fixed to the doorpost of Jewish homes.

From Fox News

All 30 men who went to war from the East Yorkshire village gave John Hugill a coin he nailed to his doorpost below a horseshoe.

From BBC

I tried to explain to him that I needed to remove it and reattach it on the doorpost of my new apartment.

From New York Times