words - What is the origin of "shul"? - Mi Yodeya
Jul 30, 2011 · This is just a guess, but in Hebrew a 'shul' is called a 'Beit Keneset' (a house of gathering). My guess is that in the old times, the place of gathering is where Jews would pray …
tefilla - Shul, Children and Chinuch - Mi Yodeya
1 Refer to Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 106:2 where it writes about children within the context of tefillah - "וקטנים שהגיעו לחינוך חייבים לחנכם" -"And children that arrive at the age of chinuch, one …
tefilla - The blessing for not talking in shul - Mi Yodeya
Jun 10, 2015 · This is somewhat similar to the famous Mi Sheberach for those who don't speak during prayers, compiled by the Tosafot YomTov after it was revealed to him in a dream that …
Changeable page number sign for shul - Mi Yodeya
Feb 25, 2018 · In the shul (synagogue) I went to growing up, and in other shuls I've been to, they had a device for displaying the current page number. It was a wall-mounted box with three …
product recommendation - Shul Donations Kiosk - Mi Yodeya
Where can I find information for a digital wall kiosk to hang up in a Shul to get donations or to pay Shul balances? I saw that in Israel they have it in almost every shul but in the US I don't se...
Reading Megillah *before* Shacharit on Purim morning?
Mar 5, 2025 · My shul's custom on Purim morning is to read Megillat Esther after the Torah reading (I believe this is the standard practice). This year, for a variety of logistical reasons, it …
When is it permissible to collect charity during prayer?
In my shul someone usually brings around the pushka (charity box) during the chazzan's repetition of shmoneh esrei. I have also heard that it is appropriate to give tzedaka during …
english - What is the difference between a temple, a synagogue, …
A synagogue (Yiddish: shul, Hebrew: ''bet knesset'') is an Orthodox or Conservative house of prayer. A temple is a Reform house of prayer. To Orthodox Jews, the Temple refers to the …
Can a convert become a synagogue president? Why or why not?
If that is true, then community acceptance of converts, or particular converts, could also waive the prohibition against converts being president, a position that the Tzitz Eliezer adopts in the next …
Bringing little girls into the men's section in Shul
Oct 2, 2011 · It has become the norm in mosts shuls I've been to, that fathers bring little girls into the men's section of synagogues on Shabbos and Yom Tov. Until what age should girls still be …