[Avodah] Davening in a Large or Small Shul

Rich, Joel via Avodah avodah at lists.aishdas.org
Fri May 8 05:14:58 PDT 2015



From today's http://halachafortodaycom.blogspot.com/

1)It is a Mitzvah to daven in a Shul that has a large amount of people, as the Pasuk (Mishlei 14:28)  says "Brov Am Hadras Melech - with a large assemblage the glory of the King [Hashem] is multiplied." (See Mishna Berura Siman 90 S"K 28)

2)There are various exceptions to this rule, and certain times it is deemed Halachically superior to daven in a smaller place and forego the "Brov Am Hadras Melech".

A few examples of the many such exceptions:.......................

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I wonder if this write up is indicative of a trend seen in "The halachos of X" works, likutim which seem to have become more popular (did they exist 40 years ago?). As Rav Aharon Lichtenstein learned at Harvard, life is complex. Of course there are overarching priorities which need to be learned, but specific applications are hard to summarize in an algorithmic form (see hilchot lashon hara and tzedaka for some obvious examples). Maybe in an internet age we have no choice but to try to put everything on line but what you really need IMHO  is a live mentor.
KT
Joel RIch
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