Berachos 30a § 2
Where All Mouths Turn
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One standing in prayer in the East turns to face West,
and one standing in the West, turns to face East.
One standing in the South, turns to face North,
and one standing in the North, turns to face South;
All of the people of Israel find themselves focusing their
hearts toward one place, the Holy of Holies in the Temple.
Your neck is like the Tower of David,
built with turrets [talpiyyot],
one thousand shields hang from it,
all of the armor of the mighty
(Song of Songs 4:4).
The word [talpiyyot] can be understood to mean:
as the hill [tel] toward which all mouths [piyyot] turn.
This is a reference to the Temple Mount.
and one standing in the West, turns to face East.
One standing in the South, turns to face North,
and one standing in the North, turns to face South;
All of the people of Israel find themselves focusing their
hearts toward one place, the Holy of Holies in the Temple.
Your neck is like the Tower of David,
built with turrets [talpiyyot],
one thousand shields hang from it,
all of the armor of the mighty
(Song of Songs 4:4).
The word [talpiyyot] can be understood to mean:
as the hill [tel] toward which all mouths [piyyot] turn.
This is a reference to the Temple Mount.