I was praying with my kid in a synagogue wherein the aron was against the eastern wall, and most of the seats were facing north or south. My kid wondered why the people around us turned to face east whenever they were standing. I had (and have) no idea. (Of course, they face east for the amida and so on. But then also for "Alenu" and shir shel yom and kadish (even those not saying it) et cetera.) Anyone know?
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1related judaism.stackexchange.com/q/15382/759– Double AA ♦Commented May 12, 2013 at 17:38
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2related judaism.stackexchange.com/q/10495/759– Double AA ♦Commented May 12, 2013 at 18:03
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Since this has no answers yet, and since my kid has (on another occasion in the same synagogue) expanded the scope of the question, and since chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/468?m=9391119#9391119 et seq., I'm editing this question to be about not just "Alenu".– msh210 ♦Commented May 19, 2013 at 5:00
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1Were you worried about misrepresenting your kid online? :)– Double AA ♦Commented May 19, 2013 at 5:31
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