Osek b'mitzvah patur min hamitzvah

In Judaism, the concept of Osek B'Mitzvah Patur Min Hamitzvah (Hebrew: עוסק במצוה פטור מן המצוה, rough lt. "engaged in commandment exempt from the commandment", or rather, in a more understandable translation, "one who is engaged in a commandment is exempt from another commandment [at the same time]") sometimes exempts one from performing a religious obligation while one is engrossed^[1] in another religious obligation.

^ Etshalom, Rabbi Yitzchok (1999). "The Exemption of Osek beMitzvah". Project Genesis, Inc. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Q: Which Mitzvot 'exempt' us from performing others? In other words, does involvement in any Mitzvah exempt you, or only specific Mitzvot? A: Only those Mitzvot which take some type of focus and concentration.

[1] Etshalom, Rabbi Yitzchok (1999). "The Exemption of Osek beMitzvah". Project Genesis, Inc. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Q: Which Mitzvot 'exempt' us from performing others? In other words, does involvement in any Mitzvah exempt you, or only specific Mitzvot? A: Only those Mitzvot which take some type of focus and concentration.

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