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	==Building a Shul==		==Building a Shul==
	# The local Jewish community may force its members to pay for the building of a Shul and to buy a Tanach.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:1</ref> Nowadays, the community can even force its members to pay for buying other sefarim such as mishna and shulchan aruch.<ref>Aruch HaShulchan 150:1</ref>		# The local Jewish community may force its members to pay for the building of a Shul and to buy a Tanach.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:1</ref> Nowadays, the community can even force its members to pay for buying other sefarim such as mishna and shulchan aruch.<ref>Aruch HaShulchan 150:1</ref>
	# The Shul should be built at a high elevation in the town. Additionally, it should be the tallest building in the town with the exception of buildings that are not used as dwelling spaces. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:2</ref>		# The Shul should be built at a high elevation in the town. Additionally, it should be the tallest building in the town with the exception of buildings that are not used as dwelling spaces.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:2</ref>
	# The Aron should be built in the direction in which the congregation will pray [[Shemona Esreh]]. <ref>Mishna Brurah 150:11</ref>Additionally, the doorway should be built facing the Aron, so that when a person enters they can bow towards the Aron. For example, if the Aron faces east as it does in American Shuls, then the doorway should be in the west. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:5, Mishna Brurah 150:10</ref>		# The Aron should be built in the direction in which the congregation will pray [[Shemona Esreh]].<ref>Mishna Brurah 150:11</ref>Additionally, the doorway should be built facing the Aron, so that when a person enters they can bow towards the Aron. For example, if the Aron faces east as it does in American Shuls, then the doorway should be in the west.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:5, Mishna Brurah 150:10</ref>
	==Pictures in a Shul==		==Pictures in a Shul==
	# It isn't appropriate for a shul to have drawings or artwork in the front of a shul at eye level since it is distracting. If they do one should close one's eyes when one davens there<ref>Teshuvat HaRambam (Friedman Edition 20) writes that having fancy designed cloths hanging on the walls in the shul isn't forbidden but isn't appropriate since it distracts one from davening. This is cited and codified by Shulchan Aruch OC 90:23.</ref> or keep one's eyes in the siddur completely<ref>Yalkut Yosef 90:43, Piskei Teshuvot 90:29</ref>.		# It isn't appropriate for a shul to have drawings or artwork in the front of a shul at eye level since it is distracting. If they do one should close one's eyes when one davens there<ref>Teshuvat HaRambam (Friedman Edition 20) writes that having fancy designed cloths hanging on the walls in the shul isn't forbidden but isn't appropriate since it distracts one from davening. This is cited and codified by Shulchan Aruch OC 90:23.</ref> or keep one's eyes in the siddur completely<ref>Yalkut Yosef 90:43, Piskei Teshuvot 90:29</ref>.
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	==Selling a Bet Knesset==		==Selling a Bet Knesset==
	# In general, it is prohibited to sell the bet knesset of a city. However, it is permissible to sell the bet knesset of a village. <ref> Gemara Megillah 26a, Rambam (Tefillah 11:16) </ref>		# In general, it is prohibited to sell the bet knesset of a city. However, it is permissible to sell the bet knesset of a village.<ref> Gemara Megillah 26a, Rambam (Tefillah 11:16) </ref>

	==Activities Appropriate for a Shul==		==Activities Appropriate for a Shul==
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	==Dismantling a Bet Knesset==		==Dismantling a Bet Knesset==
	# It is prohibited to demolish a Bet Knesset in order to build a new one. Rather, a new Bet Knesset must be built and then the old one can be taken down. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 152:1 </ref>		# It is prohibited to demolish a Bet Knesset in order to build a new one. Rather, a new Bet Knesset must be built and then the old one can be taken down. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 152:1 </ref>
	# The same law applies regarding a Bet Midrash, and it does not make a difference whether the ownership is a public or private one. <ref> Mishna Brurah 152:1 </ref>		# The same law applies regarding a Bet Midrash, and it does not make a difference whether the ownership is a public or private one.<ref> Mishna Brurah 152:1 </ref>
	# It also does not matter if a more beautiful Bet Knesset will be built as a result of demolishing the current one. <ref> Mishna Brurah 152:2 </ref>		# It also does not matter if a more beautiful Bet Knesset will be built as a result of demolishing the current one.<ref> Mishna Brurah 152:2 </ref>

	==Sources==		==Sources==

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	==Activities Appropriate for a Shul==		==Activities Appropriate for a Shul==
	~~# One should not be involved in light-headedness, frivolity, idle chatter, eating, or drinking in a Shul.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>~~		See [[Respecting_the_Sanctity_of_the_Shul]]
	~~# One should not lounge around or adorn oneself in the Shul. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>~~
	~~# One should not enter the Shul to protect oneself from the sun or rain. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>~~
	~~# A Talmud Chacham may eat or drink in a Shul if it is necessary. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref> Some say that a Talmid Chacham may eat or drink in a Bet Midrash. <Ref>Rama 151:1</ref>~~
	~~# One should not perform calculations, unless it is for a mitzvah in a Shul. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>~~
	~~# Eulogies should not take place in a Shul unless it is a eulogy for one of the great people of the town and everyone is coming to the eulogy. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>~~
	# If one needs to get someone who is in a Shul, one should walk inside, learn a little bit and then call that person. If one does not know how to learn one may wait inside the Shul a little bit (the time it takes to walk 8 [[~~Tefachim~~]]~~) and then call that person, since just sitting in a Shul is a mitzvah.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>~~
	~~# One may not sleep in a Shul, however it is permitted to sleep temporarily in a Bet HaMidrash. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:3</ref>~~
	~~# One may not use a Shul for a shortcut. However, if the Shul was built in place of a path, it is permitted to continue using that path even after the Shul was built.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:5</ref>~~

	==Dismantling a Bet Knesset==		==Dismantling a Bet Knesset==

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	# One should not enter the Shul to protect oneself from the sun or rain. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>		# One should not enter the Shul to protect oneself from the sun or rain. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>
	# A Talmud Chacham may eat or drink in a Shul if it is necessary. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref> Some say that a Talmid Chacham may eat or drink in a Bet Midrash. <Ref>Rama 151:1</ref>		# A Talmud Chacham may eat or drink in a Shul if it is necessary. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref> Some say that a Talmid Chacham may eat or drink in a Bet Midrash. <Ref>Rama 151:1</ref>
	# One should perform calculations, unless it is for a mitzvah in a Shul. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>		# One should not perform calculations, unless it is for a mitzvah in a Shul. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>
	# Eulogies should not take place in a Shul unless it is a eulogy for one of the great people of the town and everyone is coming to the eulogy. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>		# Eulogies should not take place in a Shul unless it is a eulogy for one of the great people of the town and everyone is coming to the eulogy. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>
	# If one needs to get someone who is in a Shul, one should walk inside, learn a little bit and then call that person. If one does not know how to learn one may wait inside the Shul a little bit (the time it takes to walk 8 [[Tefachim]]) and then call that person, since just sitting in a Shul is a mitzvah.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>		# If one needs to get someone who is in a Shul, one should walk inside, learn a little bit and then call that person. If one does not know how to learn one may wait inside the Shul a little bit (the time it takes to walk 8 [[Tefachim]]) and then call that person, since just sitting in a Shul is a mitzvah.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>

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	# The Shul should be built at a high elevation in the town. Additionally, it should be the tallest building in the town with the exception of buildings that are not used as dwelling spaces. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:2</ref>		# The Shul should be built at a high elevation in the town. Additionally, it should be the tallest building in the town with the exception of buildings that are not used as dwelling spaces. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:2</ref>
	# The Aron should be built in the direction in which the congregation will pray [[Shemona Esreh]]. <ref>Mishna Brurah 150:11</ref>Additionally, the doorway should be built facing the Aron, so that when a person enters they can bow towards the Aron. For example, if the Aron faces east as it does in American Shuls, then the doorway should be in the west. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:5, Mishna Brurah 150:10</ref>		# The Aron should be built in the direction in which the congregation will pray [[Shemona Esreh]]. <ref>Mishna Brurah 150:11</ref>Additionally, the doorway should be built facing the Aron, so that when a person enters they can bow towards the Aron. For example, if the Aron faces east as it does in American Shuls, then the doorway should be in the west. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:5, Mishna Brurah 150:10</ref>
			==Pictures in a Shul==
			# It isn't appropriate for a shul to have drawings or artwork in the front of a shul at eye level since it is distracting. If they do one should close one's eyes when one davens there<ref>Teshuvat HaRambam (Friedman Edition 20) writes that having fancy designed cloths hanging on the walls in the shul isn't forbidden but isn't appropriate since it distracts one from davening. This is cited and codified by Shulchan Aruch OC 90:23.</ref> or keep one's eyes in the siddur completely<ref>Yalkut Yosef 90:43, Piskei Teshuvot 90:29</ref>.
			# Similarly, siddurim should not have pictures in them because they are distracting.<ref>Rama 90:23, Mishna Brurah 90:71, Aruch Hashulchan 90:28</ref>
			# It is even more serious to have pictures of lions, oxen, eagles, sun, moon, stars, or constellations in a shul.<ref>Mordechai (A"z no. 840) cites a dispute between Rabbenu Yoel and Rabbi Elyakim whether it is a problem to have pictures of animals in front of the shul. Darkei Moshe 90:4 cites this. Taz YD 141:14 rules like Rabbi Elyakim who held that it was forbidden. Aruch Hashulchan 90:28 writes that there should be no picture of any animal or people on the walls of the shul.</ref>
			# Pictures of people including gedolim pictures should certainly be avoided from being hung in the shul.<ref>Shach YD 141, Piskei Teshuvot 90:29, Yalkut Yosef 90:43</ref>
			# It is forbidden to daven in front of a mirror even if one closes one's eyes.<ref>Mishna Brurah 90:71</ref>

	==Selling a Bet Knesset==		==Selling a Bet Knesset==

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	==Selling a Bet Knesset==		==Selling a Bet Knesset==
	# In general, it is prohibited to sell the bet knesset of a city. However, it is permissible to sell the bet knesset of a village. <ref> ~~Talmud Bavli~~, ~~Masechet Megila 26a~~ </ref>		# In general, it is prohibited to sell the bet knesset of a city. However, it is permissible to sell the bet knesset of a village. <ref> Gemara Megillah 26a, Rambam (Tefillah 11:16) </ref>

	==Activities Appropriate for a Shul==		==Activities Appropriate for a Shul==

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	# The Shul should be built at a high elevation in the town. Additionally, it should be the tallest building in the town with the exception of buildings that aren't used for dwelling space. <ref>S"A 150:2</ref>		# The Shul should be built at a high elevation in the town. Additionally, it should be the tallest building in the town with the exception of buildings that aren't used for dwelling space. <ref>S"A 150:2</ref>
	# The Aron should be built in the direction in which the congregation will pray Shemonah Esrei. <ref>Mishna Brurah 150:11</ref>Additionally, the doorway should be built to face the Aron, so that when a person enters he can bow towards the Aron. For example, if the Aron faces east as it does in American, then the doorway should be in the west. <ref>S"A 150:5, Mishna Brurah 150:10</ref>		# The Aron should be built in the direction in which the congregation will pray Shemonah Esrei. <ref>Mishna Brurah 150:11</ref>Additionally, the doorway should be built to face the Aron, so that when a person enters he can bow towards the Aron. For example, if the Aron faces east as it does in American, then the doorway should be in the west. <ref>S"A 150:5, Mishna Brurah 150:10</ref>

			==Selling a Bet Knesset==
			# In general, it is prohibited to sell the bet knesset of a city. However, it is permissible to sell the bet knesset of a village. <ref> Talmud Bavli, Masechet Megila 26a </ref>

	==Activities Appropriate for a Shul==		==Activities Appropriate for a Shul==

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	==Building a Shul==		==Building a Shul==
	# The local Jewish community ~~can~~ force its members to pay for the building of a Shul and ~~buying~~ a Tanach.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:1</ref> Nowadays, the community can even force its members to pay for buying other sefarim such as mishna and shulchan aruch.<ref>Aruch HaShulchan 150:1</ref>		# The local Jewish community may force its members to pay for the building of a Shul and to buy a Tanach.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:1</ref> Nowadays, the community can even force its members to pay for buying other sefarim such as mishna and shulchan aruch.<ref>Aruch HaShulchan 150:1</ref>
	# The Shul should be built at a high elevation in the town. Additionally, it should be the tallest building in the town with the exception of buildings that ~~aren't~~ used ~~for~~ dwelling ~~space~~. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:2</ref>		# The Shul should be built at a high elevation in the town. Additionally, it should be the tallest building in the town with the exception of buildings that are not used as dwelling spaces. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:2</ref>
	# The Aron should be built in the direction in which the congregation will pray ~~Shemonah Esrei~~. <ref>Mishna Brurah 150:11</ref>Additionally, the doorway should be built ~~to face~~ the Aron, so that when a person enters he can bow towards the Aron. For example, if the Aron faces east as it does in American, then the doorway should be in the west. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:5, Mishna Brurah 150:10</ref>		# The Aron should be built in the direction in which the congregation will pray [[Shemona Esreh]]. <ref>Mishna Brurah 150:11</ref>Additionally, the doorway should be built facing the Aron, so that when a person enters they can bow towards the Aron. For example, if the Aron faces east as it does in American Shuls, then the doorway should be in the west. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:5, Mishna Brurah 150:10</ref>

	==Selling a Bet Knesset==		==Selling a Bet Knesset==
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	==Activities Appropriate for a Shul==		==Activities Appropriate for a Shul==
	# One ~~shouldn't~~ be involved in light-headedness, frivolity, idle chatter, eating, or drinking in a Shul.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>		# One should not be involved in light-headedness, frivolity, idle chatter, eating, or drinking in a Shul.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>
	# One ~~shouldn't~~ lounge around or adorn oneself in the Shul. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>		# One should not lounge around or adorn oneself in the Shul. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>
	# One ~~shouldn't~~ enter the Shul to protect oneself from the sun or rain. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>		# One should not enter the Shul to protect oneself from the sun or rain. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>
	# A Talmud Chacham may eat or drink in a Shul if it is necessary. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref> Some say that a Talmid Chacham may eat or drink in a ~~Beit~~ Midrash. <Ref>Rama 151:1</ref>		# A Talmud Chacham may eat or drink in a Shul if it is necessary. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref> Some say that a Talmid Chacham may eat or drink in a Bet Midrash. <Ref>Rama 151:1</ref>
	# One should perform calculations unless it is for a mitzvah in a Shul. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>		# One should perform calculations, unless it is for a mitzvah in a Shul. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>
	# ~~A eulogy shouldn't~~ take place in a Shul unless it is a eulogy for one of the ~~greats~~ of the town and everyone is coming to the eulogy. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>		# Eulogies should not take place in a Shul unless it is a eulogy for one of the great people of the town and everyone is coming to the eulogy. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>
	# If one needs to get someone in a Shul, one should walk inside, learn a little bit and then call that person. If one ~~doesn't~~ know how to learn one may wait inside the Shul a little bit (the time it takes to walk 8 [[Tefachim]]) and then call that person since just sitting in a Shul is a mitzvah.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>		# If one needs to get someone who is in a Shul, one should walk inside, learn a little bit and then call that person. If one does not know how to learn one may wait inside the Shul a little bit (the time it takes to walk 8 [[Tefachim]]) and then call that person, since just sitting in a Shul is a mitzvah.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>
	# One may not sleep in a Shul, however, it is permitted to sleep temporarily in a ~~Beit~~ HaMidrash. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:3</ref>		# One may not sleep in a Shul, however it is permitted to sleep temporarily in a Bet HaMidrash. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:3</ref>
	# One may not ~~make~~ a Shul ~~into~~ a shortcut. However, if the Shul was built in place of a path, it is permitted to continue using that path even after the Shul was built.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:5</ref>		# One may not use a Shul for a shortcut. However, if the Shul was built in place of a path, it is permitted to continue using that path even after the Shul was built.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:5</ref>

	==Dismantling a Bet Knesset==		==Dismantling a Bet Knesset==
	# It is prohibited to demolish a ~~bet knesset~~ in order to build a new one. Rather, a new ~~bet knesset~~ must be built and then the old one can be taken down. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 152:1 </ref>		# It is prohibited to demolish a Bet Knesset in order to build a new one. Rather, a new Bet Knesset must be built and then the old one can be taken down. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 152:1 </ref>
	# The same law applies regarding a ~~bet midrash~~, and it does not make a difference whether the ownership is public or private. <ref> Mishna Brurah 152:1 </ref>		# The same law applies regarding a Bet Midrash, and it does not make a difference whether the ownership is a public or private one. <ref> Mishna Brurah 152:1 </ref>
	# It also does not matter if a more beautiful ~~bet knesset~~ will be built as a result of demolishing the current one. <ref> Mishna Brurah 152:2 </ref>		# It also does not matter if a more beautiful Bet Knesset will be built as a result of demolishing the current one. <ref> Mishna Brurah 152:2 </ref>

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	==Building a Shul==		==Building a Shul==
	# The local Jewish community can force its members to pay for the building of a Shul and buying a Tanach.<ref>~~S"A~~ 150:1</ref> Nowadays, the community can even force its members to pay for buying other sefarim such as mishna and shulchan aruch.<ref>Aruch HaShulchan 150:1</ref>		# The local Jewish community can force its members to pay for the building of a Shul and buying a Tanach.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:1</ref> Nowadays, the community can even force its members to pay for buying other sefarim such as mishna and shulchan aruch.<ref>Aruch HaShulchan 150:1</ref>
	# The Shul should be built at a high elevation in the town. Additionally, it should be the tallest building in the town with the exception of buildings that aren't used for dwelling space. <ref>~~S"A~~ 150:2</ref>		# The Shul should be built at a high elevation in the town. Additionally, it should be the tallest building in the town with the exception of buildings that aren't used for dwelling space. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:2</ref>
	# The Aron should be built in the direction in which the congregation will pray Shemonah Esrei. <ref>Mishna Brurah 150:11</ref>Additionally, the doorway should be built to face the Aron, so that when a person enters he can bow towards the Aron. For example, if the Aron faces east as it does in American, then the doorway should be in the west. <ref>~~S"A~~ 150:5, Mishna Brurah 150:10</ref>		# The Aron should be built in the direction in which the congregation will pray Shemonah Esrei. <ref>Mishna Brurah 150:11</ref>Additionally, the doorway should be built to face the Aron, so that when a person enters he can bow towards the Aron. For example, if the Aron faces east as it does in American, then the doorway should be in the west. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 150:5, Mishna Brurah 150:10</ref>

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	==Activities Appropriate for a Shul==		==Activities Appropriate for a Shul==
	# One shouldn't be involved in light-headedness, frivolity, idle chatter, eating, or drinking in a Shul.<Ref>~~S"A~~ 151:1</ref>		# One shouldn't be involved in light-headedness, frivolity, idle chatter, eating, or drinking in a Shul.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>
	# One shouldn't lounge around or adorn oneself in the Shul. <Ref>~~S"A~~ 151:1</ref>		# One shouldn't lounge around or adorn oneself in the Shul. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>
	# One shouldn't enter the Shul to protect oneself from the sun or rain. <Ref>~~S"A~~ 151:1</ref>		# One shouldn't enter the Shul to protect oneself from the sun or rain. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>
	# A Talmud Chacham may eat or drink in a Shul if it is necessary. <Ref>~~S"A~~ 151:1</ref> Some say that a Talmid Chacham may eat or drink in a Beit Midrash. <Ref>Rama 151:1</ref>		# A Talmud Chacham may eat or drink in a Shul if it is necessary. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref> Some say that a Talmid Chacham may eat or drink in a Beit Midrash. <Ref>Rama 151:1</ref>
	# One should perform calculations unless it is for a mitzvah in a Shul. <Ref>~~S"A~~ 151:1</ref>		# One should perform calculations unless it is for a mitzvah in a Shul. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>
	# A eulogy shouldn't take place in a Shul unless it is a eulogy for one of the greats of the town and everyone is coming to the eulogy. <Ref>~~S"A~~ 151:1</ref>		# A eulogy shouldn't take place in a Shul unless it is a eulogy for one of the greats of the town and everyone is coming to the eulogy. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>
	# If one needs to get someone in a Shul, one should walk inside, learn a little bit and then call that person. If one doesn't know how to learn one may wait inside the Shul a little bit (the time it takes to walk 8 [[Tefachim]]) and then call that person since just sitting in a Shul is a mitzvah.<Ref>~~S"A~~ 151:1</ref>		# If one needs to get someone in a Shul, one should walk inside, learn a little bit and then call that person. If one doesn't know how to learn one may wait inside the Shul a little bit (the time it takes to walk 8 [[Tefachim]]) and then call that person since just sitting in a Shul is a mitzvah.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref>
	# One may not sleep in a Shul, however, it is permitted to sleep temporarily in a Beit HaMidrash. <Ref>~~S"A~~ 151:3</ref>		# One may not sleep in a Shul, however, it is permitted to sleep temporarily in a Beit HaMidrash. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:3</ref>
	# One may not make a Shul into a shortcut. However, if the Shul was built in place of a path, it is permitted to continue using that path even after the Shul was built.<Ref>~~S"A~~ 151:5</ref>		# One may not make a Shul into a shortcut. However, if the Shul was built in place of a path, it is permitted to continue using that path even after the Shul was built.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:5</ref>

	==Dismantling a Bet Knesset==		==Dismantling a Bet Knesset==
	# It is prohibited to demolish a bet knesset in order to build a new one. Rather, a new bet knesset must be built and then the old one can be taken down. <ref> ~~S"A~~ 152:1 </ref>		# It is prohibited to demolish a bet knesset in order to build a new one. Rather, a new bet knesset must be built and then the old one can be taken down. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 152:1 </ref>
	# The same law applies regarding a bet midrash, and it does not make a difference whether the ownership is public or private. <ref> Mishna Brurah 152:1 </ref>		# The same law applies regarding a bet midrash, and it does not make a difference whether the ownership is public or private. <ref> Mishna Brurah 152:1 </ref>
	# It also does not matter if a more beautiful bet knesset will be built as a result of demolishing the current one. <ref> Mishna Brurah 152:2 </ref>		# It also does not matter if a more beautiful bet knesset will be built as a result of demolishing the current one. <ref> Mishna Brurah 152:2 </ref>