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Siman 97 – Other needs during Tefilla

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  1. Do not burp or yawn during tefilla. If you need to yawn cover your mouth with your hand. (ShA )
  2. Do not spit during tefilla. If it is disturbing your kavana, you may absorb it into a cloth or spit it out behind you. (ShA MB )
  3. “Tefilla” is considered until you take your 3 steps back at the end. (MB )
  4. If your tallis slips off its place you may adjust it back as long as it did not fall off completely – because atifa would be a hefsek. If it disturbs your kavana being without a tallis, you may put it on when you finish the beracha you are saying. (ShA MB , )
  5. Make sure your glasses fit tightly before tefilla. (MB )