A great post was published yesterday on TorahMusing.com by Gil Student titled Pray This Way - I not only encourage you to read this short musing on the direction of our synagogues but to check out the 34 (so far) comments that are 'trending' on the article.
The easy way out for someone unsure about the proper direction is to "direct one's heart" towards the Creator and/or Jerusalem - but what I think the author raises are greater questions about design, tradition, and meaningfulness that cannot be taken for granted upon entering any synagogue. Now with compass apps for your phones, it is easier than ever to be certain. What is the cost for questioning assumptions and traditions? In my humble opinion, it is the method of not making your tefilla 'keva' - regular or fixed.
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