I have talked about this dilemma with a few friends. It began when a couple boys were stuck in traffic and were running very late. They were far from their shul and minyan time was approaching. They were left with the choice of running into a different shul along the way, without their hats, or going home to get their hats but being late for minyan. They had very different (and strong) feelings about what they were willing to do. One would absolutley not be late for shul for a hat, one would absolutely not daven without a hat just to be on time. And the answer (if their was one) is NOT that they need both. They ALL knew that. At that time, through no negligence on their part, it wasn’t an option.
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