Belt during Prayer
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Question
Is it necessary to wear a belt or gartel during prayer?
Answer
When wearing pants, even if one's heart does not see the nakedness, it is required by law to pray with a belt, because it is said: "Prepare to meet your God, O Israel." If one is not accustomed to wearing a belt all day, he is not obligated, but it is a measure of piety to be careful to wear a belt during prayer, even if he is not accustomed to it. However, the belt on the pants that he wears all day is sufficient and still considered preparation, and there is no need to wear an additional belt. Nevertheless, if his father customarily wore a gartel, he should not change his father's custom, and some have written that this is based on mystical teachings.
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