Passing in Front of a Worshipper for the Sake of a Mitzvah
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Question
Hello, A person is praying in an unfamiliar synagogue, which is crowded, and he is sitting in the last row during the morning Shacharit when the Torah is read. There is a sale of aliyot, and the person notices that there are not many buyers and wants to buy to ensure a Kiddush Hashem, but he realizes that because he is sitting at the back and the minyan is very crowded, there are several people on the sides and in front of him who have not finished the Amidah. The concern is that he might buy an aliyah and, to approach, he would have to pass through people still in the Amidah. How should he act?
Answer
Hello
He can purchase, and if he is called to go up, he should pass by the sides of the worshippers and not directly in front of them.