{"id":2016745,"date":"2025-08-25T14:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shankysjudaica.com\/?post_type=product&p=2016745"},"modified":"2026-10-26T20:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:15:26","slug":"derech-hair-r-yosef-weisenfeld","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.shankysjudaica.com\/en\/product\/derech-hair-r-yosef-weisenfeld\/","title":{"rendered":"Derech HaIr – R' Yosef Weisenfeld"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yerushalayim is the focal point of our nation\u2019s home, history, longing, aspiration \u2014 and our tefillos. Three times daily we turn toward Yerushalayim and the Har HaBayis, in recognition of the fact that it is there that the Shaar HaShamayim is located. The term mizrach, east, has become synonymous with facing Yerushalayim.<\/p>\n

But is Yerushalayim truly to our east? On a map, Yerushalayim seems southeast of New York. Yet flights from New York to Eretz Yisrael fly north over Canada! Is there something flight navigators know that we don\u2019t?<\/p>\n

Many tefillah direction apps have two settings: \u201crhumb line\u201d and \u201cgreat circle.\u201d What do those terms mean?<\/p>\n

To top it off, Acharonim who discuss how to face Yerushalayim make a surprising claim: even cities located north of Yerushalayim still might need to turn north! How is that possible?<\/p>\n

So which way is Yerushalayim? Derech Ha\u2019Ir demystifies this heavily misunderstood topic, using easy language and clear pictures to help even the novice gain a clear understanding of the counterintuitive reality and the words of the Acharonim who discuss it.<\/p>\n

This sefer also presents an in-depth analysis of the many questions relevant to the requirement of facing Yerushalayim during tefillah, such as;<\/p>\n