Reiey final (PDF Format) During “Elokai,netzor….”, one may answer as if in the middle of shema or its berachos–answering barchu; kadosh..and baruch (of kedusha ); amein of hokail hakodosh and of shome’a tefilah; amein, “yehei shemei” and da’amiran b’alma..(in kaddish); the first three words of modim derabbanan; and the three ameins of birkas kohanim. If [...]
One should NOT stop in the middle of shemoneh esrei to listen to an ongoing keri’as haTorah. And of course if one was accidentally called for an aliyah, one should not go. If one accidentally responds to kedusha, kaddish, etc , in the middle of shemoneh esrei, he should stop immediately, even in the middle [...]
If someone is in the middle of shemoneh esrei and hears the chazzan saying “modim….” he should bow down [as per the rules previously learned] , but of course not respond in any way. If the Kohanim start bentching birkas kohanim, he should stop and just listen. Someone learning in a Bais Medrash may [...]
