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. Davening towards Yerushalayim
One must daven facing towards Yerushalayim, the Beis Hamikdash and the Kodesh Hakadashim.
This is derived from the pasuk לתלפיות בנוי צוארך דויד כמגדל –Like the tower of David is your neck,
built as a landmark, which the Gemara explicates as בו פונים פיות שכל תל –A hill towards which all
mouths turn.
2. Travelling early in the morning
There is a machlokes regarding how one who must travel early in the morning, before the time of
tefillah, should proceed. The dispute hinges on which requirement is more important—davening
Shemoneh Esrei while standing or juxtaposing redemption to tefillah (לתפילה גאולה סומך(
- The Tanna Kamma holds that it is more important to daven Shemoneh Esrei while standing;
thus the traveler should daven at home, standing, and then recite Krias Shema on the journey
when the time comes.
- R’ Shimon ben Elazar holds that juxtaposing redemption to tefillah is more important, so the
traveler should start his journey without saying Shemoneh Esrei and then recite Krias Shema at
the proper time, followed by Shemoneh Esrei , even if it must be said sitting.
3. Davening with ראש כובד) an attitude of reverence)
The source for the requirement that one daven with an attitude of reverence (ראש כובד (is the pasuk
ברעדה וגילו ביראה' ה את עבדו – Serve Hashem with awe, and rejoice with trepidation.
Siman – Rebbe in a classroom
With the map of the world behind him, the Rebbe was teaching his righteous students the importance
of davening towards Yerushalayim when the Uber driver arrived to take him on his pre-sunrise trip.
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. Davening towards Yerushalayim
One must daven facing towards Yerushalayim, the Beis Hamikdash and the Kodesh Hakadashim.
This is derived from the pasuk לתלפיות בנוי צוארך דויד כמגדל –Like the tower of David is your neck,
built as a landmark, which the Gemara explicates as בו פונים פיות שכל תל –A hill towards which all
mouths turn.
2. Travelling early in the morning
There is a machlokes regarding how one who must travel early in the morning, before the time of
tefillah, should proceed. The dispute hinges on which requirement is more important—davening
Shemoneh Esrei while standing or juxtaposing redemption to tefillah (לתפילה גאולה סומך(
- The Tanna Kamma holds that it is more important to daven Shemoneh Esrei while standing;
thus the traveler should daven at home, standing, and then recite Krias Shema on the journey
when the time comes.
- R’ Shimon ben Elazar holds that juxtaposing redemption to tefillah is more important, so the
traveler should start his journey without saying Shemoneh Esrei and then recite Krias Shema at
the proper time, followed by Shemoneh Esrei , even if it must be said sitting.
3. Davening with ראש כובד) an attitude of reverence)
The source for the requirement that one daven with an attitude of reverence (ראש כובד (is the pasuk
ברעדה וגילו ביראה' ה את עבדו – Serve Hashem with awe, and rejoice with trepidation.
Siman – Rebbe in a classroom
With the map of the world behind him, the Rebbe was teaching his righteous students the importance
of davening towards Yerushalayim when the Uber driver arrived to take him on his pre-sunrise trip.