[Avodah] Standing for mitzvot

[cherrybim at optonline.net]

Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 21:20:27 -0400
From: "Rich, Joel" <JRich at sibson.com>
Subject: [Avodah] Standing for mitzvot

Re: Avodah Digest, Vol 25, Issue 194

MUST ONE STAND DURING THE RECITAL OF BIRKOT HA-TORAH?
The Avudraham (in his siddur, weekday Shacharit) writes that there are six mitzvot which must be performed while standing, and their initials spell "alotz shalem": [the cutting of the] omer, [kiddush] levana, tzitzit, shofar, lulav, and mila."

There is another 
mitzva which must be performed while standing --"Before the aged you shall rise..."-- Allan Federman
 
> Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 13:45:36 -0700
> From: "Simon Montagu" 
> Subject: Re: [Avodah] Standing for mitzvot
> On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 10:43 AM, wrote:

> > There is another mitzva which must be performed while standing 
> --"Before the aged you shall rise..."

> I would have said that it must be performed when sitting. If you are
> already standing, how do you perform the mitzva of rising?
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> Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 23:56:47 +0200
> From: Lipman 
> Subject: Re: [Avodah] Standing for mitzvot

> cherrybim at optonline.net wrote:
> > There is another mitzva which must be performed while standing --"Before the aged you shall rise..."

> No, this is one of the few mitzves that can't be performed while  standing.
 
While the mitzvos of omer, kiddush levana, tzitzit, shofar, lulav, and mila should be performed while standing, however if, b’dieved, one did not stand, the mitzvah is still fulfilled.  However, “Bifnei Saiva Takum”, can only be accomplished via standing.  The mitzvah of course begins with the action of standing up from a seated position and continues (as you stand) until the aged person finds his location.  
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