{"id":8317,"date":"2016-02-12T00:12:10","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T22:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=8317"},"modified":"2018-05-24T12:51:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T09:51:17","slug":"03-12-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/03-12-12\/","title":{"rendered":"12. How Long Must One Stand at a Distance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">After taking three steps backwards, one must remain standing in that place. She may not immediately return to where she prayed the <\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Amida<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000\">, for if she does, she resembles a dog that returns to its vomit (<\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Yoma<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000\"> 53b), since if she returns to stand before the King without any good reason, having just taken leave from Him, she shows that she did not understand that she was standing before the King and departed His presence. Her behavior is thus considered disgraceful. Some people compound this error by returning to their initial stance and then lifting their heels slightly, as one does when reciting <\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Kedusha<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000\">. There is no reason at all to do so. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The proper practice is as follows: If one wishes to return to the place where she stood in prayer, she should wait in place for about half a minute to a minute and then do so. When necessary for her to return to the original place immediately, such as when she is blocking passage, she should wait a few seconds \u2013 the amount of time it takes to walk four <\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">amot<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000\"> \u2013 and then return (MB 123:11; <\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Kaf Ha-\u0125ayim <\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000\">20).<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">If she does not wish to return to her original place, she may go on her way immediately after reciting \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Yehi ratzon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000\">.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">A woman who is praying in a <\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">minyan<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000\"> must wait in place after taking three steps back until the <\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">\u0125azan<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000\"> begins his repetition of the <\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Amida<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000\"> (SA 123:2). According to most <\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">poskim<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000\">, there is no need to remain standing with one\u2019s feet together after reciting \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Oseh shalom<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201d (MB 123:6, BHL, and SHT <\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">ad loc.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000\">).<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">However, there are those who recommend remaining with one\u2019s legs together until she returns to her place (<\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Kitzur <\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000\">SA 18:13).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After taking three steps backwards, one must remain standing in that place. 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