Some people are accustomed to performing a few little "jumps" at the end of Shemoneh Esrei (after taking the requisite three steps backward and forward) by lifting their heels a number of times. Is there any source for this, or is it an unwarranted extrapolation from the well-established custom of similar "jumping" during Kedushah (mentioned in Nefesh HaChayim Rema, O.C. 125:2)?
Answer
There is no source for this in the classical Seforim, including the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Mishna Berura, Tur or Rambam.
I have observed many great men in my life and never seen any of them do this.
During Kedusha one does not jump, one "lifts oneself and one's heel" (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 20:4)
וכשאומרים קדוש קדוש קדוש, וכן ברוך וימלוך, מרים גופו ועקבו למעלה
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