Folding Tallit and Tefillin During Kaddish
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Question
Is it permissible to fold the tallit and tefillin during the Kaddish at the end of the prayer?
Answer
One should not fold the tallit and tefillin during the Kaddish, but after the words "da'amiran b'alma," one can be lenient if there is a need.
Source
Mishna Berura, Siman 25, S"K 56: "And people who are accustomed to fold the tallit and tefillin and place them in their bag during the recitation of Kaddish are not acting properly, as it is very important to concentrate on the response "Amen, may His great Name be blessed," as explained later in Siman 56 in the Tur and Shulchan Aruch. And "Amen, may His great Name be blessed" is on a higher level than Kedusha, as explained there in M"A S"K 1. And certainly, it is no less than other rabbinic blessings where it is forbidden to perform even light tasks during the blessing, as explained later in Siman 191 in M"A S"K 2."
The main part of the Kaddish is until "da'amiran b'alma," and after that, it is a custom, as explained in Mishna Berura, Siman 66, S"K 17, and therefore one can be more lenient in this.