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== Second Room ==
A distinctive feature of Chabad synagogues is the "second room" (also called Chabadnitze) - an additional small men's section attached to the main hall where people can pray at length or prepare for prayer through deep study of Chassidic discourse in quiet.

The existence of a second room began during the time of the hidden groups, and it is told that the Alter Rebbe at age ten would "sit in the second room of the Liozna synagogue and study."

During the Middle Rebbe<nowiki>'s time, when friction between Chassidim and 'opponents' increased with risk of incidents, the Middle Rebbe prohibited his Chassidim from praying in synagogues without a second room, thus preventing them from entering 'opponents''</nowiki> synagogues.

Chassidim in past generations were very particular about the 'second room' and made every effort to build one in each community with a synagogue.