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How far do you walk to shul on Shabbos?
I would imagine many out of towners have far walks, since they are very spread out and there aren’t that many shuls there.
Not to mention having to walk around all those tumbleweed rolls.
(tongue planted firmly in cheek) have u ever been out of the new york metropolitan area?
In Baltimore I had two 3 shules within an 8 minute walk.
On our yishuv I have 5 shules within an 8 minute walk.
Your hypothesis regarding OOT shules is incorrect. Perhaps you need to visit more OOT communities.
They have Shuls out of town?
I live OOT, and in my city there are numerous shuls around the neighbourhood. The MOST anyone walks is perhaps 3-4 blocks MAX.
It is interesting, that although every mitzva one gets reward according to the amount of strain/effort, there is a specific concept of one’s effort walking to shul called sechar halicha. Anyone know why?
It takes me about 15 minutes to walk to shul by myself. If I’m walking with my wife and kids, it takes longer.
We live in NY and walk a mile to and from shul every shabbos. Makes no difference where you live; you go where you like to daven.
About 20 seconds.
In BP, its not so much a question of how far, its how many shuls do you pass getting to your shul.
But I have walked as far as 3+ miles to get to a Shabbos kiddush, wearing talis and hat, in the blistering heat (oh, what we’ll do for a git shtickle keegel!)
Nearly three miles to shul every Shabbos. I pass a dozen or so Israeli/Persian/Chabads along the way, but for a real ashkenaz yeshivish minyan, it’s worth every step.
bpt walked in the blistering heat
Begging to get some blistering feet
Admittedly just to get a shtickle keegel
His commitment portrays a Yid so regal
a pushita yid- do you have a minyan in your bedroom??
I walk 10-12 minutes to my shul (Monsey) but I pass a dozen others on the way. If walking would had been an ishue I have 3 shuls within 60 seconds of my house.
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