Moving Feet in Prayer for the Purpose of a Mitzvah

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Question

If someone is called to the Torah or for an opening, and he is in the Amidah prayer and has finished the blessing 'Who blesses His people Israel with peace,' but has not yet said 'Elokai Netzor,' can he go or not?

Answer

He should say 'Yihyu LeRatzon' and move his feet to go up to the Torah or to do the opening, and then return to his place to do 'Oseh Shalom.' Because anything that is a necessity for a mitzvah, even a minor mitzvah, allows for an interruption in the supplications.

Source

Regarding the opening, see Mishnah Berurah, Siman 104, S.K. 9, and regarding going up to the Torah, see Mishnah Berurah, Siman 104, S.K. 29.

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