sarah in nyc

Makom kavua  is a Hebrew term for having a set spot to sit in synagogue. I remember  my teachers in elementary school and high school urging us to select a makom kavua   for services. I also remember how you could get one of your classmates to move out of a seat in the school synagogue by claiming the spot as your makom kavua. Amazon.com Widgets My father's  makom kavua at Temple Bet El on Shabbat was on the bima. During the week he sat in the first seat on the left hand side of the aisle. When my father attended morning services when he visited me in New York he had his seat as well. Once when my parents were visiting me I attended Friday night services with my father. I sat next to my father. He then turned to me and asked me if the spot where I was sitting was my makom kavua,  it wasn't. So my father told me that I ought to go sit in my usual seat. I did, because frankly, I was more comfortable davening from my spot. For my father, sitting in you...