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<p>In Avodah Digest V23#176, RMK wrote:<br>
> On a total tangent: The minhag seems to be to stand when the chazan says<br>
birchos hashachar. I could not find a reference to this in either the<br>
Artscroll siddur or the MB. Is there a source for this? <<br>
Maybe the minhag should be not to sit from when one enters the BhK until [at least] after birchos hashachar ;-). <br>
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> Is it similar to<br>
Shochein Ad, when many people naturally stand up for some reason, even<br>
though it is clearly not recognized as a minhag? <<br>
Similarly ;-), I'm standing from [after] "Baruch H' l'olam" until after "Bar'chu," whether or not "Nishmas" is said in between. <br>
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All the best from<br>
--Michael Poppers via RIM pager<br>
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