Synagogues, and General Rules for Locations of Prayer
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The Holiness of a Synagogue
The Ark
Congregational Prayer
Bathrooms and Bathhouses
Leprosy on a Synagogue
The Need for a Synagogue
The term "Great House" [Kings II 25] refers to a Synagogue: Megillah 27a
Praying on the road: Berachot 3a
Prayer is only heard in a Congregation's Synagogue: Berachot 6a
Reward/Punishment for [not] using a neighborhood Synagogue: Berachot 8a
Not Praying in a Synagogue, for the purpose of fulfilling another Mitzvah: Berachot 6b
Not Praying in a Synagogue, for personal gain: Berachot 6b
Not praying near excretion of a person who has developed to a certain age: Succah 42b
Passing behind a Synagogue, while the
Congregation
is Praying: Berachot 8b; Eruvin 18b
Better to
walk behind an idol
than to walk behind a synagogue while the people inside are praying: Eruvin 18b
Praying behind a Synagogue: Berachot 6b
Praying where you learn Torah: Berachot 8a
Using parts from an old synagogue in building a new one: Megillah 26b
Care in maintaining cleanliness of a Synagogue, in sweeping/cleaning it: Megillah 28b
How far to travel to pray in a Synagogue: Megillah 29a
Physical Placement within the Synagogue
Having a set location: Berachot 6b, 7b
Having a set place within a Synagogue: Rosh Berachot 1:7
Praying in a low-set location: Berachot 10b
Standing near a wall: Berachot 5b; Tos. Berachot 5b #5
Pausing between entry and prayer: Berachot 8a, Rosh Berachot 1:7
How far one must distance himself from excretion: Berachot 22b-23a, 25a, 26a; Megillah 27b
What happens if one discovers excretion near him during prayer: Berachot 22b
How far one must distance himself from foul-smelling water: Berachot 22b-23a
Praying near a pig: Berachot 25a
Praying near a clean
bathroom
or bathhouse: Berachot 26a
Specific Synagogues
The splendor of the Synagogue in Alexandria: Succah 51b
A practice of the Synagogue in Abi Gober: Megillah 21b
The congregation of the Synagogue in Mata Machsaya: Megillah 26a
A story behind the Synagogue of the Jews of Rome: Megillah 26b
The Synagogue in Hutzal: Megillah 29a
The Synagogue in Neherda'a: Megillah 29a
Sanctified use of the Synagogue, beyond Prayer
Studying Torah where one prays: Megillah 29a
Having the 10 people sitting and learning in the town Synagogue [in order for the town to qualify as a large city for
certain laws
]: Megillah 5a, 21b
Changing a Synagogue into a
Study Hall of Torah
, or the reverse: Megillah 26b-27a
Beyond the Laws
Terming a synagogue a "vineyard": Eruvin 21b
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