Remembered during the Amidah that 72 minutes will soon pass since eating

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Question

Praying the Amidah and remembered that soon seventy-two minutes will pass. Should he eat something additional during the prayer to continue the meal?

Answer

Engaged in a mitzvah is exempt from another mitzvah, and therefore, in any case, he should not interrupt his prayer. Therefore, if he ate a small amount of bread, he should not recite Birkat Hamazon after the prayer. However, if he ate a large amount, he can recite Birkat Hamazon even after 72 minutes, as long as he is not hungry. If he is not hungry after the prayer, he should recite Birkat Hamazon.

Source

Mishnah Berurah (Siman 128, Se'if Katan 156), concluding that even if the mitzvah of raising hands, which is from the Torah, is canceled, one should not interrupt his prayer, even if it is only rabbinic. [In the case of a small amount of food, Birkat Hamazon is not always a Torah obligation, but even if it is, the conclusion of the Mishnah Berurah is not to interrupt].

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