הלכה אויף ירמיהו 3:19

The blessing for the Promised Land must begin and end with thanksgiving and its concluding formula is "for the land and for the food". Whoever omits in this blessing the phrase, "a land, desirable, good and ample" has not fulfilled his duty. The Abrahamic covenant and the Torah must also be mentioned in it. The reference to the Covenant must come first, since the covenant referred to in the benediction for the land is the rite of circumcision in connection with which there were thirteen covenants, while in connection with the Torah there were only three, as it is said, "These are the words of the Covenant" (Deuteronomy 28:69); "beside the Covenant which He made with them in Horeb" (ibid. 28:69); "Ye stand this day … that thou shouldst enter into the Covenant (ibid. 29:9-11).

Synagogues and houses of study must be treated with respect. They are swept and sprinkled to lay the dust. In Spain and the West (Morocco), in Babylon and in the Holy Land, it is customary to kindle lamps in the synagogues and to spread mats on the floor on which the worshippers sit. In the lands of Edom (Christian countries) they sit in synagogues on chairs [or benches].