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==Sitting in front of someone Davening== | ==Sitting in front of someone Davening== | ||
# Some say that one shouldn’t sit in front of someone up to as far as he can see (which is assumed to be up to 266 amot) <ref>S”A 102:1, Sefer Amot Shel Tefillah 2:2 pg 5 writes that the measure of as far as a person can see is 266 or 266 2/3 amot based on Shach Y”D 244:8 </ref>, however, this opinion isn’t totally accepted but the achronim hold that it’s proper to follow this opinion. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 102:9 </ref> | # Chazal learn from Chanah who was praying in the Bet HaMikdash and the pasuk says that there was no one sitting where she stood. <ref> Gemara Brachot 32a from Shmuel 1 chapter 1</ref>. Some explain that the reason for the prohibition is that it's not proper that it should appear that someone is davening and accepting Hashem's kingship and the one sitting refuses to do so. <ref> Tur 102, Trumat HaDeshen 3 </ref> Some explain that the prohibition is because the Shechina dwells in that area where a person davens and it's inappropriate to sit. <ref> S"A HaRav 102:1, Sefer Arba Amot SHel Tefillah pg 1 suggests that this is based on Shibolei HaLeket (Brachot 25) in name of Rav Hai Goan. </ref> | ||
# | # It's forbidden to sit within 4 amot of someone davening <ref> Brachot 31b, S"A 102:1 </ref> including behind the one davening. <ref> Rama 102:1 and Mishna Brurah 102:4 rule that even behind the one davening is forbidden to sit. </ref> Some say that one shouldn’t sit in front of someone up to as far as he can see (which is assumed to be up to 266 amot) <ref>S”A 102:1, Sefer Amot Shel Tefillah 2:2 pg 5 writes that the measure of as far as a person can see is 266 or 266 2/3 amot based on Shach Y”D 244:8 </ref>, however, this opinion isn’t totally accepted but the achronim hold that it’s proper to follow this opinion. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 102:9 </ref> | ||
# If one was already sitting and then someone came and started Davening next to you, it’s permissible to continue sitting, yet it’s proper to stand. <Ref>S”A and Rama 102:3 </ref> However, that only applies in one’s home, however, in a place of a minyan kavuah or a shul where the area is designated for Davening, one must stand unless one is learning. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 102:13 </ref> | # It's forbidden to lean on a Shtender within 4 amot of someone davening. However, if one is only leaning a little and if the Shtender was removed one wouldn't fall, one may be lenient in cases of need. <ref> Mishna Brurah 102:1 </ref> | ||
# One shouldn't sit (within 4 amot) even to learn unless, it's behind the one davening and there's a need. <ref> Mishna Brurah 102:6 </ref> | |||
# If one was already sitting and then someone came and started Davening next to you, it’s permissible to continue sitting, yet it’s proper to stand. <Ref>S”A and Rama 102:3 </ref> However, that only applies in one’s home, however, in a place of a minyan kavuah or a shul where the area is designated for Davening, one must stand unless one is learning. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 102:13 </ref> | |||
==Interruptions== | ==Interruptions== | ||
