Is it forbidden to pass by a synagogue entrance while the congregation is praying?
Synopsis
The Mechaber forbids passing the entrance side of a synagogue during communal prayer because it appears heretical. Several exceptions apply: carrying a burden, wearing tefillin, another synagogue in the city, another entrance to the synagogue, or (per Rema) riding an animal.
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