Prayer and Religious Articles: Prayer and Blessings: Praying Outside a Synagogue:
Can a person pray outside a synagogue?
There is a statement in the Talmud that a person's
prayer is heard "only" in a synagogue, but this is
not intended literally; it means only that prayer in
a synagogue is especially effective. The halachah
about prayer in a synagogue is worded in the Shulchan
Aruch (Orach Chayim 90:8) as "A person should try to
pray in a synagogue with a congregation".
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