posheteyid: re “all pushy in europe” It actually goes back further. The mishnah in Pesachim relates that the Pesach was shechted in three groups, AND THEY WOULD LOCK THE DOORS TO THE AZARA inbetween groups. Why? Somewhere along the way we lost the concept of d’racheha darchei noam. Waiting on a bus “line” here in EY gives you a faint clue why they locked the doors.
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