One Small Half-Step
Is the correct number three, as stated in the Gemara in Sanhedrin, or four, as stated in the Midrash? The Chofetz Chaim suggests that neither is entirely accurate.
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Tefillah
The custom of stepping back three paces at the end of the Amidah, its sources in the Gemara and Midrash, and the prayer for the Beis HaMikdash that follows.
Is the correct number three, as stated in the Gemara in Sanhedrin, or four, as stated in the Midrash? The Chofetz Chaim suggests that neither is entirely accurate.