<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">> > I think that not responding at all,<br>
as though kavvanah trumps answering him, is inappropriate. <br></blockquote><div><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,18,77)">Why is it inappropriate? You don't owe him a response, nor is it even halachically appropriate to respond/react.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,18,77)">Also, if kavana doesn't trump disturbances, why are we davening?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,18,77)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,18,77)">Chaimbaruch Kaufman </div></div></div>