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אורח חיים קנ״דOrach Chayim 154

Siman 154 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 15 se'ifim

הלכות בית הכנסתLaws of the Synagogue· siman 154

Se’if 1א׳

רְחָבָה שֶׁל עִיר, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁמִּתְפַּלְּלִין בָּהּ בְּתַעֲנִיּוֹת, אֵין בָּהּ מִשּׁוּם קְדֻשָּׁה מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא עֲרַאי; וְכֵן בָּתִּים וַחֲצֵרוֹת שֶׁמִּתְקַבְּצִים בָּהֶם לְהִתְפַּלֵּל בְּאַקְרַאי (פי' דֶּרֶךְ מִקְרֶה וְהִזְדַּמֵּן לֹא דֶּרֶךְ קְבִיעוּת), אֵין בָּהֶם שׁוּם קְדֻשָּׁה. הַגָּה: וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים דְּלֹא מִקְרֵי אֲרוֹן הַקֹּדֶשׁ אֶלָּא אִם הוּא כְּמִין אַרְגָּז, שֶׁאֵינוֹ עָשׂוּי רַק לִכְבוֹד הַתּוֹרָה, אֲבָל אָרוֹן הַבָּנוּי בְּחוֹמָה הַנַּעֲשֶׂה לִשְׁמִירָה, לֹא מִקְרֵי תַּשְׁמִישֵׁי קְדֻשָּׁה; וְכָל שֶׁכֵּן אִם הַסְּפָרִים מִתְקַלְקְלִים בּוֹ, דְּמֻתָּר לִטְּלָן מִשָּׁם (מָרְדְּכַי וְהַגָּהוֹת אֲשֵׁרִ"י פ' בְּנֵי הָעִיר).

Laws of Articles of Holiness and Synagogue Lights. Containing 15 Se'ifim: [Regarding] a town square, even though they pray there on fast days - it has no holiness, because [the praying] is occasional; and likewise houses and courtyards in which people gather and pray sometimes (meaning by happenstance and chance, but not in a set way), they do not have any holiness. Rem"a: And some say that it is only called a holy ark if it is like a type of box that is only made for the honor of the Torah. But an ark that is built into a wall made for storage is not called an article of holiness - and all the more so, if the scrolls deteriorate in it, it is permissible to take it from there (Mordechi and Hagahot Ashiri in Perek B'nei Ha'ir).

Se’if 2ב׳

הַשּׂוֹכְרִים בַּיִת וּמִתְפַּלְּלִין בּוֹ, אֵין לוֹ דִּין בֵּית הַכְּנֶסֶת.

A house that people rent and pray in it does not have the status of a synagogue.

Se’if 3ג׳

תַּשְׁמִישֵׁי קְדֻשָּׁה, כְּגוֹן: תִּיק שֶׁל סְפָרִים וּמְזוּזוֹת, וּרְצוּעוֹת תְּפִלִּין, וְאַרְגָּז שֶׁנּוֹתְנִין בּוֹ סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה אוֹ חֻמָּשׁ וְכִסֵא שֶׁנּוֹתְנִין עָלָיו סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה, וּוִילוֹן שֶׁתּוֹלִין לִפְנֵי הַהֵיכָל, יֵשׁ בָּהֶן קְדֻשָּׁה וְצָרִיךְ לְגָנְזָן. הַגָּה: וְדַוְקָא הַדָּבָר שֶׁמְּנִיחִין בָּהֶן דְּבַר הַקְּדֻשָּׁה בְּעַצְמוֹ לִפְעָמִים, אוֹ שֶׁנַּעֲשֵׂית לְכָבוֹד כְּגוֹן הַמִּכְסֶה שֶׁעַל הַקְּרָשִׁים שֶׁל הַסְּפָרִים, אֲבָל אוֹתוֹ מִכְסֶה שֶׁהוּא לִשְׁמֹר אוֹתוֹ מִכְסֶה שֶׁעַל הַקְּרָשִׁים, לֹא מִקְרֵי תַּשְׁמִישׁ, דְּהָוֵי תַּשְׁמִישׁ דְּתַשְׁמִישׁ, וְכָל כַּיּוֹצֵא בָּזֶה. אָסוּר לְכַבֵּס מִטְפָּחוֹת שֶׁל סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה בְּמֵי רַגְלַיִם, מִפְּנֵי הַכָּבוֹד (ר' יְרוּחָם נ"ב ח"ד וְרַ"ן מָרְדְּכַי פ"ק דמ"ק) .

Articles of holiness - such as the container of a Torah scroll, mezuzot, tefillin straps, a box into which they put a Torah scroll or a single book of the Torah, a chair upon which they put a Torah scroll or a curtain that they hang in front of the ark - have holiness and need to be buried (when discarded). Ram"a: And this [refers to] specifically the thing into which they sometimes put the holy object itself; or something made for [its] honor, such as the cover on top of the boards [containing] the scrolls. But the cover that is to protect the cover that is over the boards is not called an article of holiness, as it is an article of an article; and likewise, anything that is similar to it. It is forbidden to wash the cover of a Torah scroll in urine, on account of [its] honor (Rabbenu Yerucham 2:7; Ran and Mordechi in the first chapter of Moed Katan).

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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim — Torat Emet 363 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

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