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Prayer · Orach Chaim 151

Selling Synagogue Property

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Is it forbidden to behave with levity (laughter, idle chatter, pointless talk) in a synagogue?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Levity and Idle Talk

May one eat and drink in a synagogue or study hall?

6 opinions across 2 eras

Eating and Drinking

May one enter a synagogue to escape summer heat or winter rain?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Entering for Non-Religious P…

When entering a synagogue for a personal need (such as to call someone), what must one do?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Required Torah Act

May one make monetary calculations in a synagogue?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Monetary Calculations

May eulogies be delivered in a synagogue?

2 opinions across 2 eras

May one sleep in a synagogue or study hall?

3 opinions across 2 eras

May one eat, sleep, or use a synagogue for other needs when it is for the synagogue's own needs or a mitzvah?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Synagogue Needs and Mitzvah …

May one use a synagogue as a shortcut (kapandaria)?

2 opinions

Using as Shortcut

May one enter a synagogue with a staff, bag, or purse?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Staff, Bag, Purse

May one enter a synagogue without a head covering?

2 opinions across 2 eras

May one spit in a synagogue?

2 opinions

What level of cleanliness is required before entering a synagogue?

1 opinions

Does a synagogue retain its holiness after it is destroyed?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Sanctity of Destroyed Synago…

Does a prior stipulation (tenai) at the time of building allow secular use of a synagogue after its destruction?

6 opinions across 3 eras

Stipulation (Tenai) for Futu…

May one use the floor above a synagogue for regular activities such as sleeping?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Upper Stories Above Synagogue

Does a private study room designated by an individual in his home for his own learning have the holiness of a public study hall?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Private Study Room