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# It is praiseworthy for one to run to shul<ref> BI"H, Perashat Miketz, 2 </ref>, demonstrating one's eagerness to do mitzvot. | # It is praiseworthy for one to run to shul<ref> BI"H, Perashat Miketz, 2 </ref>, demonstrating one's eagerness to do mitzvot. | ||
==Where to Go to Minyan== | ==Where to Go to Minyan== | ||
# If one has the choice of going to a closer shul or a farther shul, one may choose the latter option, as one gets more reward for one's journey (<i>Sechar Pesiot</i>, but one must understand that it comes at the opportunity cost of Talmud Torah and could possibly entail Shmiras Eynayim issues.<ref>Yechave Daat 2:9, note the Torah Lishmah quotes that one only gets extra Sechar Pesiot for walking, not driving.</ref> | # If one has the choice of going to a closer shul or a farther shul, one may choose the latter option, as one gets more reward for one's journey (<i>Sechar Pesiot</i>, but one must understand that it comes at the opportunity cost of Talmud Torah and could possibly entail Shmiras Eynayim issues.<ref>Yechave Daat 2:9, note the Torah Lishmah quotes that one only gets extra Sechar Pesiot for walking, not driving.</ref> | ||
# There is a principle that a person should be very careful that a person doesn't delay the congregation unnecessarily. This concept is called ''Tircha Dtzibur''. It applies to a Shaliach Tzibur who is davening slowly purposefully to hear himself sing.<ref>Rashba Teshuva 1:215 cited by Bet Yosef 53:11</ref> | |||
==Coming to Minyan Early== | ==Coming to Minyan Early== | ||
# One should make an effort to be one of the first ten people for the [[minyan]].<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 90:14</ref> | # One should make an effort to be one of the first ten people for the [[minyan]].<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 90:14</ref> | ||
