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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For those interested in this topic, see the excellent articles at the Har Etzion Virtual Bet Hamidrash:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">By R. Yaakov Medan: <A href="http://www.vbm-torah.org/archive/halak57/11east.doc"><FONT color=#800080>http://www.vbm-torah.org/archive/halak57/11east.doc</FONT></A>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">By R. David Brofsky: <A href="http://vbm-torah.org/archive/tefila/67-26tefila.htm"><FONT color=#800080>http://vbm-torah.org/archive/tefila/67-26tefila.htm</FONT></A>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">They both note that the AhS held that one should not face Yerusalayim if it means turning away from the Aron Kodesh.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Indeed, R. Amital zt”l paskened for the bnei Yeshiva that, even though Yerushalayim is to the north-east of Gush, they should face due north in the Bet Hamidrash (which faces north) to avoid turning away, even slightly, from the Aron Kodesh.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">R. Brofsky article also deals with the different opinions as to how particular one needs to be in facing Yerushalayim.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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