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==Building a Shul== | ==Building a Shul== | ||
# The local Jewish community can force its members to pay for the building of a Shul and buying a Tanach.<ref> | # The local Jewish community can force its members to pay for the building of a Shul and buying a Tanach.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:1</ref> Nowadays, the community can even force its members to pay for buying other sefarim such as mishna and shulchan aruch.<ref>Aruch HaShulchan 150:1</ref> | ||
# The Shul should be built at a high elevation in the town. Additionally, it should be the tallest building in the town with the exception of buildings that aren't used for dwelling space. <ref> | # The Shul should be built at a high elevation in the town. Additionally, it should be the tallest building in the town with the exception of buildings that aren't used for dwelling space. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:2</ref> | ||
# The Aron should be built in the direction in which the congregation will pray Shemonah Esrei. <ref>Mishna Brurah 150:11</ref>Additionally, the doorway should be built to face the Aron, so that when a person enters he can bow towards the Aron. For example, if the Aron faces east as it does in American, then the doorway should be in the west. <ref> | # The Aron should be built in the direction in which the congregation will pray Shemonah Esrei. <ref>Mishna Brurah 150:11</ref>Additionally, the doorway should be built to face the Aron, so that when a person enters he can bow towards the Aron. For example, if the Aron faces east as it does in American, then the doorway should be in the west. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:5, Mishna Brurah 150:10</ref> | ||
==Selling a Bet Knesset== | ==Selling a Bet Knesset== | ||
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==Activities Appropriate for a Shul== | ==Activities Appropriate for a Shul== | ||
# One shouldn't be involved in light-headedness, frivolity, idle chatter, eating, or drinking in a Shul.<Ref> | # One shouldn't be involved in light-headedness, frivolity, idle chatter, eating, or drinking in a Shul.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref> | ||
# One shouldn't lounge around or adorn oneself in the Shul. <Ref> | # One shouldn't lounge around or adorn oneself in the Shul. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref> | ||
# One shouldn't enter the Shul to protect oneself from the sun or rain. <Ref> | # One shouldn't enter the Shul to protect oneself from the sun or rain. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref> | ||
# A Talmud Chacham may eat or drink in a Shul if it is necessary. <Ref> | # A Talmud Chacham may eat or drink in a Shul if it is necessary. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref> Some say that a Talmid Chacham may eat or drink in a Beit Midrash. <Ref>Rama 151:1</ref> | ||
# One should perform calculations unless it is for a mitzvah in a Shul. <Ref> | # One should perform calculations unless it is for a mitzvah in a Shul. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref> | ||
# A eulogy shouldn't take place in a Shul unless it is a eulogy for one of the greats of the town and everyone is coming to the eulogy. <Ref> | # A eulogy shouldn't take place in a Shul unless it is a eulogy for one of the greats of the town and everyone is coming to the eulogy. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref> | ||
# If one needs to get someone in a Shul, one should walk inside, learn a little bit and then call that person. If one doesn't know how to learn one may wait inside the Shul a little bit (the time it takes to walk 8 [[Tefachim]]) and then call that person since just sitting in a Shul is a mitzvah.<Ref> | # If one needs to get someone in a Shul, one should walk inside, learn a little bit and then call that person. If one doesn't know how to learn one may wait inside the Shul a little bit (the time it takes to walk 8 [[Tefachim]]) and then call that person since just sitting in a Shul is a mitzvah.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref> | ||
# One may not sleep in a Shul, however, it is permitted to sleep temporarily in a Beit HaMidrash. <Ref> | # One may not sleep in a Shul, however, it is permitted to sleep temporarily in a Beit HaMidrash. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:3</ref> | ||
# One may not make a Shul into a shortcut. However, if the Shul was built in place of a path, it is permitted to continue using that path even after the Shul was built.<Ref> | # One may not make a Shul into a shortcut. However, if the Shul was built in place of a path, it is permitted to continue using that path even after the Shul was built.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:5</ref> | ||
==Dismantling a Bet Knesset== | ==Dismantling a Bet Knesset== | ||
# It is prohibited to demolish a bet knesset in order to build a new one. Rather, a new bet knesset must be built and then the old one can be taken down. <ref> | # It is prohibited to demolish a bet knesset in order to build a new one. Rather, a new bet knesset must be built and then the old one can be taken down. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 152:1 </ref> | ||
# The same law applies regarding a bet midrash, and it does not make a difference whether the ownership is public or private. <ref> Mishna Brurah 152:1 </ref> | # The same law applies regarding a bet midrash, and it does not make a difference whether the ownership is public or private. <ref> Mishna Brurah 152:1 </ref> | ||
# It also does not matter if a more beautiful bet knesset will be built as a result of demolishing the current one. <ref> Mishna Brurah 152:2 </ref> | # It also does not matter if a more beautiful bet knesset will be built as a result of demolishing the current one. <ref> Mishna Brurah 152:2 </ref> |