Wolf, I agree with you whole-heartedly. It is terribly frustrating to go through davenning with whispers (not all people are so kind as to whisper, there are very often LOUD conversations) going on, like you say- less than 5 feet away.
My question is, how do you stop such things? People can be told a bazillion times to stop, but from my experience, people just don’t listen. Any suggestions?
I commend you on you holding back, and that you asked nicely- I know that both are very difficult for me. I either snap, or I hold it bottled inside me while the annoyance eats on my insides… So, sh’koyach to you 🙂
Meanwhile, any suggestions for me? What do I tell davenning chatterboxes?
“When you’re davening you’re talking to Hashem, when you’re davening you’re talking to Hashem- our King, it’s a very special thing, when you’re talking to a King, when you’re davening you’re talking to Hashem!” (I love that song!) 🙂