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“I show my great love for Hashem by having brought my five children to Shul and teaching them the proper way to behave when they are there. As Hashem is “Ein Lo d’mus haguf v’Eino guf,” if I am moved to kiss my children or grandchildren while in Shul, I feel comfortable that I am not showing less love for Hashem by kissing the children in whose creation He partnered with my husband and me. If anything, it would seem to show hakoras hatov that I appreciate having them.”
Among the many halachic regulations concerning one’s conduct in the synagogue sanctuary is the prohibition against kissing another person. This is especially true regarding one’s children. The ban on kissing one’s children in the synagogue was instituted in order to remind ourselves that the love we must feel for God should exceed even that which we feel towards our children.[1] It is argued that if one was permitted to freely kiss one’s children in the synagogue, it would blur the role of the synagogue as a place where one is to focus exclusively on God.[2] It does not matter whether one’s children are young or if they are adults.[3]
You can read the whole thing at Hirurim blog.