Halakhah for Megillah 56:5
אמר רב אסי בהכ"נ שמחשבין בו חשבונות מלינין בו את המת מלינין סלקא דעתך לא סגי דלאו הכי אלא לסוף שילינו בו מת מצוה:
Assi said: A synagogue in which people make calculations, they leave a dead body overnight in there. You really think they leave a dead body overnight in it? Is this really necessary? Rather say in the end a met mitzvah will be kept there overnight.
Arukh HaShulchan
And one should not engage in financial calculations inside of a synagogue or beit midrash unless they are calculations that pertain to a mitzvah, such as calculations of a tzedakah fund or for redeeming captives etc. And there should be no eulogizing in a synagogue unless it is a eulogy for a great person. Or, if the eulogy is relevant for an influential resident of the city such that many residents fo the city will gather to pay tribute to the deceased and the entire community will gather in honor of the bereaved relative...
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