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Amidah Standing Posture
Heels together like the angels, three steps in, bow at avot and modim — the body of prayer.
Heels together like the angels, three steps in, bow at avot and modim — the body of prayer.
Key passages(3)
Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim :: amidah-stance :: 95:1-2↗curated_attribution
Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim · Joseph Karo · 1563 CE
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Mishnah Berurah :: amidah-stance :: 95:1-3↗curated_attribution
Mishnah Berurah · Israel Meir Kagan (Chafetz Chaim) · 1875 CE
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Curated Attribution (metadata) :: amidah-stance :: 4:8-10↗curated_attribution
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