Mezuza

Dear Rabbi, I am shopping for a new kosher mezuzah and was wondering how important the reasons and benefits of the mezuzah scroll are before I spend a lot of money, according to my budget, on a nice and kosher one. Thank you!

Does the prohibition of removing our mezuzot apply when we are moving from one rented dwelling to another rented dwelling, or can we take them with us? The first house is owned by a non-Jew, but I think a Jew is moving in. Thank you. And what about taking mezuzahs that were a gift or have sentimental value?

According to Halacha, does a doorway to a balcony ever need a mezuzah?

How soon should one have their mezuzahs up following moving into a new home? We just moved into a new apartment two weeks ago, and our shipment of mezuzahs that we ordered online was delayed for a reason we cannot seem to ascertain. We ordered them online from a supplier who says they haven’t yet received the ones they are supposed to ship to us. It sounds like a worker shortage could be at play and it might take several more weeks. There is no local place here to buy them either and mail order is really the only option. We are embarrassed because we will be having some company the next two Shabbosim and we have no mezuzahs on our doors.

Hello Rabbi, Would you explain the significance of having a mezuzah on your house and its power to guard the household? Thank you!

Hi Rabbi, according to Judaism may I now affix on my doorpost a mezuzah that was once on the home of my deceased parents? Thanks.