Sitting for Tachanun Before Stepping Back
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Question
If someone has finished praying but has not yet said 'Oseh Shalom', and the congregation has reached the recitation of Tachanun, can he sit to say Tachanun without stepping back first?
Answer
He should step back, meaning he should lift his feet from their place, and then sit for Tachanun.
Source
See Azmera Leshimcha, Issue 169
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