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[Allen Gerstl]

On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:06:21 -0800 (PST)
R' Jeff Kaufman  <sterlingtouch at yahoo.com>
Wrote: Subject: [Avodah] Walking in front of a mispallel
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3.In many shuls, Tzedakah is collected during Chazoras
HaShatz and the collector is constantly passing in
front of individuals who are still davening Shemona
Esrei. ...

For many years I davened during the week at the shul where the shamas (alav 
ha-shalom) would carry the shul's pusha among the mitpalelim during chazaret 
ha-shatz.  He would begin his collection procedure by louding shaking the 
pushka so as to announce the collection had begun. This greatly bothered me 
and I once in frustration after enduring this in silence for a long time, 
blurted out (but did not shout)  "ma zeh" . I was, of course, wrong to speak 
out during chazarat ha-shatz and I immediatley regretted my reaction, but  
pushkah  had been shaken one too many times for me.

KT
Eliyahu