When one is seated for the entire Amidah due to travel, must one stand for the bowing passages and take three steps back?
Synopsis
Even one seated throughout the Amidah for travel should stand for the bowing passages and three steps back if possible. On an animal, the animal should be turned three steps backward as a substitute.
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