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Study Hall Sanctity

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Does a town square used for prayer on fast days have the sanctity of a synagogue?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Does a rented house used for prayer acquire synagogue sanctity?

2 opinions across 2 eras

What objects related to Torah scrolls are considered 'articles of holiness' (tashmishan kedushah)?

2 opinions

Articles of Holiness

May worn Torah scroll covers be repurposed for shrouds of the dead?

1 opinions

Worn Covers to Shrouds

Where should a worn Torah scroll be buried, and with whom?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Torah Scroll Burial

May an ark case be repurposed into a chair for a Torah scroll?

2 opinions

What is the sanctity status of a bimah (raised platform for Torah reading)?

1 opinions

May a stipulation (tenai) render articles of holiness permissible for mundane use?

2 opinions

Stipulation for Secular Use

May a Torah cover made for a specific scroll be used on a different Torah scroll?

2 opinions

Cover Between Scrolls

May Torah scroll crowns be placed on the heads of the Torah reader?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Crowns on Reader's Head

May wax candles given to idolatry be lit in a synagogue?

2 opinions

May synagogue lamp oil be lit if a mouse was found in it?

2 opinions across 2 eras

May one read by the light of a synagogue candle?

2 opinions across 2 eras

May one light a mundane candle from a synagogue candle?

2 opinions

Lighting Mundane Items

When city residents jointly purchase a Torah scroll with a buyout clause, what happens if the scroll appreciates in value?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Is a house built into a wall for storage considered an 'article of holiness' (tashmish kedushah)?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Is a curtain hanging before the ark classified as an 'article of holiness'?

2 opinions across 2 eras

What is the difference between tashmish kedushah (article of holiness) and tashmish d'tashmish (article of an article)?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Hierarchy of Sanctity