Fwd: Halacha Yomis - Davening Outside, Interrupting Shemoneh Esrei

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Subject: Halacha Yomis - Davening Outside, Interrupting Shemoneh Esrei
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While davening Shemoneh Esrei a gust of wind...     The Gerald & Karin Feldhamer OU Kosher Halacha Yomis This column is dedicated in memory of: Rav Chaim Yisroel ben Reb Dov HaLevi Belsky, zt'l Senior OU Kosher Halachic Consultant from 1987-2016 Q. I am davening Shemoneh Esrei outside and the wind blew off my yarmulke. Is it better to walk over and pick it up or to motion to someone to bring it to me? A. Ordinarily, during Shemoneh Esrei, both walking and signaling to others are forbidden. However, if there is a pressing need, it is clear from the following Mishnah Berurah (104:1) that motioning is preferable rather than walking. The Mishnah Berurah writes that if a child is disrupting one's tefillah, the first choice is to signal to him to be quiet. If this does not help, one should walk away from the child and continue davening in a different room. Poskim write that if the child is also bothering others, you may pick up the child and carry him into a different room. (In all cases one may not talk. Talking during Shemoneh Esrei is considered a hefsek [an interruption] and will invalidate the tefillah.) In any event, signaling is a better solution than walking. Therefore, in the case of the yarmulke, if possible, one should signal without talking rather than walking to pick up the yarmulke. More about this program and to subscribe visit https://oukosher.org/halacha-yomis-email/ View archive on https://oukosher.org/halacha-yomis/ Subscriber comments and questions related to this mailing can be sent to GerstenE@ou.org. These questions and their answers may be selected to become one of the Q and A's on OU Kosher Halacha Yomis. Dedicated by Gerald and Karin Feldhamer in memory of their parents R' Moshe ben R' Elyokim Getzel Feldhamer and Pesha bas Reb Mordechai R' Avrohom Abba ben R' Chaim Finkelstein and Taube bas R' Yissocher Dov HaKohen In memory of R' Kalman ben R' Moshe Feldhamer   **NEW from OU Press** Halacha Yomis: A Daily Halachic Companion Halacha Yomis is now available as a highly readable compendium of practical laws and customs   Forward     Unsubscribe Please do not 'reply' to this message. The inbox of noreply@ounetwork.org is not monitored.