Compass

Asked by Sebastian · July 10, 2003 · Prayer

Question

1) Any problem using a compass on Shabbat to figure out which way to davend in shul? 2) Dont we have to worry about standing out in shul as the only one facing a different direction? 3) Isn't it kind of like spending too long on Shmonah Esrei which you have said people do just to look more frum?

Answer

Answered by Aaron Abadi

1) Why not, but don't get obsessed with it. 2) Try not to make a scene. 3) Absolutely. But every shul has people going in many directions. There are ways of being inconspicuous. For example, if you really should be facing a bit to the left, put your siddur on the Bimah from the side and you'll automatically be facing in the right direction, a bit of an angle. The people looking will think you're just trying to see your siddur better. No-one will notice. AA