Is one who is exempt from reclining permitted to recline voluntarily?
Synopsis
The Taz rules that a person who is exempt from reclining (e.g., a student before his teacher, or a woman) is prohibited from reclining — reclining when exempt makes one a hedyot (boor). The Magen Avraham cites this view but notes there is room for further consideration.
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