[Avodah] which way to Jerusalem

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 04:08:36AM -0700, Simon Montagu wrote:
: OT1H some people, like the late R Getz zt"l make a point of davening in the
: kotel tunnels at a point opposite the KHK, but OTOH both they and you are
: assuming that we know exactly where the KHK was, and I don't see that we do.

Since the point of where to turn one's face is to help turn one's heart,
and in cases where one can't physically turn (e.g. the gemara's case of
davening while riding in a caravan) that is actually invoked lehalakhah,
I don't see the problem here.

One can't face more specfically, due to ignorance. Therefore, face one's
best guess as to where the QhQ was, as that will help putting one's heart
in the right place.

GCT!
-Micha

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