Reply To: please help me find a minyan in flatbush

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yungerman – I learned that when you have a choice between two or more (equally convenient and good) minyamin, you should choose the farthest one so that you receive reward for your steps. but at the same time, a shul is better than a shoe store (or any other non-shul minyan) b/c of its inherent holiness (every shul is a miniature Bais Hamikdosh – may the real one be rebuilt speedily in our days!). Maybe you can give us a halachic analysis of whether it’s better to daven in a nearby shul or a far-away non-shul minyan. I guess it all depends on the quality of the davening, as well.