Toronto police are investigating after multiple mezuzahs were stolen outside Jewish homes for the second time this month.
Officers were called just before 12:30 p.m. on Christmas Day to a condo building in the Finch Avenue East and Bayview Avenue area, where police said four mezuzahs had been taken from four units.
A mezuzah is a parchment inscribed with scripture that many Jewish people affix to the doorpost of their home.
Const. Cindy Chung said in a statement that the Toronto police hate crime unit has been notified.
The mezuzahs which were removed had been located outside units on the building’s penthouse floor. Residents reported that some were found on the ground while others were missing….