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Eating in the synagogue

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Question

I found myself in a place where there is no suitable place to eat. May I enter the synagogue in order to eat there?

Answer

For Torah scholars, according to Ashkenazic practice this is permitted, whereas according to Sephardic practice it is forbidden.

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, siman 151

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