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In a message dated 6/23/2011, <a href="mailto:llevine@stevens.edu" target="_blank">llevine@stevens.edu</a> writes:</div>
<blockquote style="border-left:blue 2px solid;padding-left:5px;margin-left:5px"><font style="background-color:transparent" color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial">From <a title="http://tinyurl.com/6yyq2r2" href="http://tinyurl.com/6yyq2r2" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/6yyq2r2</a><br>
<br><font size="3">The gemara
(Shabbos 10) states that a person cannot daven without a gartel (belt).</font></font></blockquote></font></font></div></blockquote><div>I was learning recently in (I think) the Chayei Adam that it is a machloket whether this is an actual requirement or not., but if you regularly daven with a belt, then it is necessary.</div>
<div>Based on this, if you regularly wear underwear with an elastic, you would be unable to daven without underwear and without a belt.</div><div><br></div><div>Kol Tuv,<br>Liron</div></div>