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Place of Prayer and Minyan

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Is it forbidden to pray while standing on a bed, chair, bench, or other elevated object?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Elevated Positions

At what height and dimensions does an elevated place become permissible for prayer?

1 opinions

Permissible Thresholds

May workers pray atop olive trees or other trees without descending?

1 opinions

Workers in Trees

Must a synagogue have windows or openings facing Jerusalem, and how many windows are preferable?

1 opinions

Is it forbidden to pray in an open/exposed place such as a field?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Open and Exposed Areas

Is it forbidden to pray in a ruin, and why?

1 opinions

Is it forbidden to pray behind a synagogue without facing it?

1 opinions

Praying Outside the Synagogue

Is it forbidden to pass by a synagogue entrance while the congregation is praying?

2 opinions

Passing the Entrance

Is a person obligated to pray with a congregation, and what must one do if unable to attend synagogue?

2 opinions

Obligation to Pray with Minyan

May one pray before the congregation begins when standing together with them?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Starting Before the Congrega…

What is the status of someone who has a synagogue in their city but does not enter it to pray?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Consequences of Non-Attendance

Is it a mitzvah to run to synagogue, and is running permitted when leaving?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Running To and From

Is it permitted to spit in a synagogue?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Should one arrive early to synagogue to be counted among the first ten?

1 opinions

Arriving Early for the First…

Is a person obligated to wait for a lone individual still praying in the synagogue before leaving?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Waiting for a Lone Worshiper

How far must a traveler go out of his way to pray with a minyan?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Travel Distance Required

Should a traveler avoid leaving a city with a minyan early in the morning if he can reach his destination with the day still long?

1 opinions

Traveler Leaving City with M…

Is it preferable to pray in a study hall (beit midrash) than in a synagogue?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Study Hall vs. Synagogue

Must one establish a fixed place for prayer within the synagogue, not merely a fixed synagogue?

1 opinions

Within Synagogue

How far inside the synagogue must one go before beginning to pray?

1 opinions

Distance from Entrance

What constitutes an interposition between oneself and the wall during prayer?

2 opinions

Interpositions Between Worsh…

Should one be careful not to pray behind any person?

1 opinions

Position Relative to Others

Is it permitted to pray facing illustrated garments or illustrated walls?

2 opinions

Illustrated Garments and Walls

Is it forbidden to pray alongside, behind, or in front of one's rabbi?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Position Relative to Rabbi

May a student who is on the level of a colleague (talmid chaver) pray behind his rabbi?

1 opinions

What conditions of impurity/disturbance must one distance from during prayer (paralleling Shema)?

1 opinions

Distancing Requirements

What should one do if a child urinates in the synagogue while one is in the middle of the Amidah?

2 opinions

Child Urinating in Synagogue