Treating the Synagogue as Part of the Temple

It happened in the days of R. Ḥalafta and R. Ḥananiah ben Teradyon that a man passed before the ark [as shaliaḥ tsibur] and completed the entire benediction, and they did not respond, “Amen.” [The ḥazzan called out,] “Sound a teki‘ah, priests, sound a teki‘ah.” [The shaliaḥ tsibur continued,] “He who answered Abraham on Mount Moriah, He shall answer you and hear the voice of your cry on this day.” Then [the ḥazzan called out], “Sound a teru‘ah, sons of Aaron, sound a teru‘ah.” [The shaliaḥ tsibur continued,] “He who answered our fathers at the Sea of Reeds, He shall answer you and hear the voice of your cry on this day.” And when the matter came up before the sages, they said: They only practiced in this way at the eastern gates on the Temple Mount.

Translated by Joshua Kulp.