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The Judaism section is very simplistic. It does not even include the Talmudic instruction on the direction of prayer if one is outside the city, inside the city, or standing at the Western Wall. It would be helpful to separate the description of the Mizrah wall hanging into a separate paragraph, explaining that this was designed for Jews who live in the West. The direction of prayer for Jews in Russia or Jews in Yemen (or even Jews living in Safed, Israel, or the Negev!) is entirely different. Yoninah ( talk) 00:54, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
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After the destruction of the Temple of Solomon, Jews continue to pray facing Jerusalem in hope for the coming of the Messiah whom they await.But it is a minor point and could be fixed another time. The paragraph on Mizrah should also be expanded to explain how this custom arose in the Western world (did it start in the U.S.? Or in Europe?) but whatever is here is in keeping with a start-class article.
I removed the paragraph under Islam, referencing Dan Gibsons assertion that early muslims prayed towards Petra. In part, because as a fringe opinion it is not relevant to this article, but also as part of a wider issue. There has to be a certain degree of relevancy or notability of a topic to add to an article. Any tips as to whether this delete (and the reasoning) was appropriate? Western.galilee ( talk) 02:32, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
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The Judaism section is very simplistic. It does not even include the Talmudic instruction on the direction of prayer if one is outside the city, inside the city, or standing at the Western Wall. It would be helpful to separate the description of the Mizrah wall hanging into a separate paragraph, explaining that this was designed for Jews who live in the West. The direction of prayer for Jews in Russia or Jews in Yemen (or even Jews living in Safed, Israel, or the Negev!) is entirely different. Yoninah ( talk) 00:54, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
The result was: promoted by
The Squirrel Conspiracy (
talk)
20:52, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
Created by Anupam ( talk). Self-nominated at 16:57, 10 August 2020 (UTC).
After the destruction of the Temple of Solomon, Jews continue to pray facing Jerusalem in hope for the coming of the Messiah whom they await.But it is a minor point and could be fixed another time. The paragraph on Mizrah should also be expanded to explain how this custom arose in the Western world (did it start in the U.S.? Or in Europe?) but whatever is here is in keeping with a start-class article.
I removed the paragraph under Islam, referencing Dan Gibsons assertion that early muslims prayed towards Petra. In part, because as a fringe opinion it is not relevant to this article, but also as part of a wider issue. There has to be a certain degree of relevancy or notability of a topic to add to an article. Any tips as to whether this delete (and the reasoning) was appropriate? Western.galilee ( talk) 02:32, 6 November 2023 (UTC)