{"product_id":"derech-hair-hal-facing-yerushalayim","title":"Derech Ha'Ir: Hal. Facing Yerushalayim","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Rabbi Yosef Weisenfeld\u003cbr\u003eHardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYerushalayim is the focal point of our nation’s home, history, longing, aspiration — and our \u003ci\u003etefillos\u003c\/i\u003e. Three times daily we turn toward Yerushalayim and the \u003ci\u003eHar HaBayis\u003c\/i\u003e, in recognition of the fact that it is there that the \u003ci\u003eShaar HaShamayim\u003c\/i\u003e is located. The term \u003ci\u003emizrach\u003c\/i\u003e, east, has become synonymous with facing Yerushalayim.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003eMany tefillah direction apps have two settings: “rhumb line” and “great circle.” What do those terms mean?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo top it off, \u003ci\u003eAcharonim\u003c\/i\u003e who 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\u003cp\u003eSo which way is Yerushalayim? \u003ci\u003eDerech Ha’Ir \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 \u003ci\u003eAcharonim\u003c\/i\u003e who discuss it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003ci\u003esefer\u003c\/i\u003e also presents an in-depth analysis of the many questions relevant to the requirement of facing Yerushalayim during \u003ci\u003etefillah\u003c\/i\u003e, such as;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt what point during davening should one face Yerushalayim?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat should one do during \u003ci\u003eShemoneh Esrei\u003c\/i\u003e if he suddenly realizes that he is not facing Yerushalayim?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich direction does one face in a \u003ci\u003eshul\u003c\/i\u003e where the \u003ci\u003eAron Kodesh\u003c\/i\u003e is on the wrong side?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen davening at the \u003ci\u003eKosel HaMa’aravi\u003c\/i\u003e, should one turn toward the left to face the \u003ci\u003eKodesh HaKodashim\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included are listings of the correct \u003ci\u003etefillah\u003c\/i\u003e directions for over 500 locations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Feldheim Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":42785575993429,"sku":"9781680256727","price":34.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/1482\/4021\/files\/8590_0fa6a0f8-127a-49f3-8f15-1cb9d18b676b.jpg?v=1792591935","url":"https:\/\/www.judaicaselections.com\/products\/derech-hair-hal-facing-yerushalayim","provider":"Judaica Selections","version":"1.0","type":"link"}