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How to Show Respect for a Synagogue
t. Megillah 2:18
[With respect to] synagogues, [we] do not treat them with irreverence: One should not enter them in the heat because of the heat, nor in the cold because of the cold, nor in the rain because of the…
Selling a Synagogue
m. Megillah 3:1–3
1. Townspeople who sold the town square may buy a synagogue with the proceeds. [If they sold] a synagogue, they may buy an ark with the proceeds. [If they sold] an ark, they may buy covers [for…
The Palestinian Talmud on Proper Use of a Synagogue
y. Megillah 3:4, 74a
Samuel said: If he entered without intending to use it as a shortcut, he may use it as a shortcut. It was stated: One may not behave unbecomingly in synagogues and houses of study. One neither eats…
Against Christian Reverence for Synagogues
Discourses against Judaizing Christians 1.5
But since there are some who consider the synagogue to be a holy place, we must say a few things to them as well. Why do you reverence this place when you should disdain it, despise it and avoid it?…
The Babylonian Talmud on Proper Use of a Synagogue
b. Megillah 26b, 28b, 29a
Rami bar Abba was [once] building a synagogue. There was a certain old synagogue [that] he wished to demolish, and bring bricks and beams…
The Synagogue as a Substitute for the Temple
Midrash on Deuteronomy from the Cairo Geniza
As long as the Temple existed, the daily offerings and sacrifices would atone for the sins of Israel. Nowadays, the synagogues of Israel replace the Temple, and as long as Israel prays in them, they…