Is it obligatory to go to the house of study (beit midrash) after leaving the synagogue?
Synopsis
After leaving the synagogue, one should proceed to the beit midrash to study Torah. The Mechaber establishes this as a normative practice, grounded in a Talmudic teaching about receiving the Divine Presence.
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