Is it permitted (or required) to stand throughout Yom Kippur prayers?
Synopsis
Some have the custom to stand throughout all of Yom Kippur to emulate angels. The Aruch HaShulchan notes the physically weak cannot do this, and standing all night makes daytime prayer impossible.
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