{"product_id":"derech-hair","title":"Derech Ha'Ir: The Halachos of Facing Yerushalayim","description":"\u003cp\u003eYerushalayim is the focal point of our nation’s home, history, longing, aspiration — and our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003etefillos\u003c\/i\u003e. Three times daily we turn toward Yerushalayim and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHar HaBayis\u003c\/i\u003e, in recognition of the fact that it is there that the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eShaar HaShamayim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis located. The term\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003emizrach\u003c\/i\u003e, east, has become synonymous with facing Yerushalayim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut is Yerushalayim truly to our east? On a map, Yerushalayim seems southeast of New York. Yet flights from New York to Eretz Yisrael fly north over Canada! Is there something flight navigators know that we don’t?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany tefillah direction apps have two settings: “rhumb line” and “great circle.” What do those terms mean?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo top it off,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcharonim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewho discuss how to face Yerushalayim make a surprising claim: even cities located north of Yerushalayim still might need to turn north! How is that possible?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo which way is Yerushalayim?\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDerech Ha’Ir\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003edemystifies this heavily misunderstood topic, using easy language and clear pictures to help even the novice gain a clear understanding of the counterintuitive reality and the words of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcharonim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewho discuss it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003esefer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealso presents an in-depth analysis of the many questions relevant to the requirement of facing Yerushalayim during\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003etefillah\u003c\/i\u003e, such as;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt what point during davening should one face Yerushalayim?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat should one do during\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eShemoneh Esrei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eif he suddenly realizes that he is not facing Yerushalayim?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich direction does one face in a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eshul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhere the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAron Kodesh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis on the wrong side?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen davening at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKosel HaMa’aravi\u003c\/i\u003e, should one turn toward the left to face the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKodesh HaKodashim\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included are listings of the correct\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003etefillah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edirections for over 500 locations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Feldheim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50210513355064,"sku":null,"price":18.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/9497\/8104\/files\/8590_flat-cover_1.jpg?v=1747164469","url":"https:\/\/mysefer.com\/products\/derech-hair","provider":"My Sefer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}