May one pray seated when surrounded by non-Jews who may interrupt or cause financial loss?
Synopsis
One surrounded by non-Jews who fear interruption to prayer or merchandise loss may pray seated, since the unsettled mind prevents proper concentration. Three steps back are still taken while seated.
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