In which blessings of the Amidah is one obligated to bow, and at what points within those blessings?
Synopsis
The Sages ordained bowing at the beginning and end of Avot (first blessing) and Hoda'ah (Modim, the eighteenth blessing). Bowing at the start or end of any other blessing is discouraged.
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When one bows during Zokhreinu or Mi Kamokha on Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur (insertions in the first and second blessings of the Amidah), must one straighten up before the blessing's conclusion?
5 opinions
Is it permitted or discouraged to bow during 'V'chol Koma Lefanecha Tishtachaveh,' 'U'lecha Anachnu Modim,' the Hoda'ah of Hallel, or the Hoda'ah of Birkat HaMazon?
5 opinions
How deeply must one bow during the Amidah, and what is the proper posture for bowing?
5 opinions
Is there a maximum or minimum depth of bowing, and what is the rule for the elderly or ill who cannot bow fully?
4 opinions
What is the correct manner of performing the bowing motion itself — should it be done quickly or slowly, and what is the order of straightening?
2 opinions
At precisely which words does one bow and at which word does one straighten up?
4 opinions
What does one do if, at the point in the Amidah where one is obligated to bow, an idolater passes in front of one holding a cross or idol?
3 opinions
May one add additional praises or attributes to God beyond 'the great, the mighty, and the awesome God' in the Amidah?
5 opinions
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