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* The Mishna Brurah 94:8, 12 explains that this dispute is also relevant in the case where one wants to pray to the south or north in order to receive blessing. The Rama 94:2 says that if one wants to pray south or north for blessing one just turn one’s face towards [[Israel]]. However, Mishna Brurah 94:12 writes that the minhag is to follow the Taz and turn one’s body north or south but not one’s face. </ref> | * The Mishna Brurah 94:8, 12 explains that this dispute is also relevant in the case where one wants to pray to the south or north in order to receive blessing. The Rama 94:2 says that if one wants to pray south or north for blessing one just turn one’s face towards [[Israel]]. However, Mishna Brurah 94:12 writes that the minhag is to follow the Taz and turn one’s body north or south but not one’s face. </ref> | ||
# The congregation should set up the Aron or Heichal (in which the Sefer Torah is kept) in the direction of [[Israel]] (which in America is East). Even if the Heichal in another direction, nonetheless, the congregation should still pray in the direction of [[Israel]]. <Ref>Magen Avraham 94:3, Mishna Brurah 94:9, Halacha Brurah 94:2. The Netsiv in Meishiv Dvar 1:10 writes that the Magen Avraham is correct but nonetheless the minhag is to daven in the direction of the aron and one shouldn't protest. See [https://www.scribd.com/doc/308913318/Untitled# Rabbi Taubes's article] on the topic.</ref> | # The congregation should set up the Aron or Heichal (in which the Sefer Torah is kept) in the direction of [[Israel]] (which in America is East). Even if the Heichal in another direction, nonetheless, the congregation should still pray in the direction of [[Israel]]. <Ref>Magen Avraham 94:3, Mishna Brurah 94:9, Halacha Brurah 94:2. The Netsiv in Meishiv Dvar 1:10 writes that the Magen Avraham is correct but nonetheless the minhag is to daven in the direction of the aron and one shouldn't protest. See [https://www.scribd.com/doc/308913318/Untitled# Rabbi Taubes's article] on the topic.</ref> | ||
## If the congregation is davening towards the Aron which isn't in the East (for America), which isn't the correct minhag, and a few people want to daven to the East, nonetheless they shouldn't deviate from the practice of the congregation.<Ref>[http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=22182&st=&pgnum=19 Yad Eliyahu Lublin 1] quotes someone who says that it is Yuhara to daven to the East if the minhag is to daven to the Aron | ## If the congregation is davening towards the Aron which isn't in the East (for America), which isn't the correct minhag, and a few people want to daven to the East, nonetheless they shouldn't deviate from the practice of the congregation.<Ref>[http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=22182&st=&pgnum=19 Yad Eliyahu Lublin 1] quotes someone who says that it is Yuhara to daven to the East if the minhag is to daven to the Aron. However, the Yad Eliyahu personally disagrees since the halacha is that you should face East it isn't Yuhara (Bet Yosef 235:1). Mishna Brurah 98:10 and Halacha Brurah 94:6 accept the position of the one who prohibited deviating from the congregation unlike the Yad Eliyahu.</ref> | ||
# If one is praying at the Kotel, he should face forward and not a little bit to the left, because the exact location of the Kodesh Kodashim isn't known. <ref> Limikdashech Tuv page 241. Sh"t Teshuvot Vihanhagot 3:39. </ref> | # If one is praying at the Kotel, he should face forward and not a little bit to the left, because the exact location of the Kodesh Kodashim isn't known. <ref> Limikdashech Tuv page 241. Sh"t Teshuvot Vihanhagot 3:39. </ref> | ||
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