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So-called nussach Ashk'naz ends the weekday shacharit service with kaddish yatom, the psalm for the day, (seasonal insertions if applicable), and kaddish yatom again. Elbogen is silent on it. Why is this done?

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That's standard practice in Orthodox communities, as well, at least in my experience. – Andrew M. Greene May 12 '11 at 1:05
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Same here. I've attended Orthodox minyanim all my life and have never seen anyone do any differently. – jake May 12 '11 at 1:07
Thanks. I checked Artscroll but didn't look farther, and I have very little experience of weekday Orthodox minyanim. – Monica Cellio♦ May 12 '11 at 2:17
I concur with Andrew and Jake. It is standard to recite K"Y after Psalms and certain other passages praising G-d. Also standard is Kaddish DeRabbanan following passages of Mishnah or other Torah study. In fact, there are congregations that add things to recite in order to give mourners the opportunity for one more Kaddish before concluding services. – Seth J May 12 '11 at 2:47
@Andrew M. Greene, @jake, only "Ashk'naz" synagogues do it that way. "S'farad" and, IIRC, Sephardic synagogues do not. – msh210♦ May 12 '11 at 6:52
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The Beis Yosef in Orach Chaim 55 says that we should say a minimum of 7 Kadishes a day from the Posuk in Tehilim 119 "Sheva Bayom Hillalticho". Over the years as there has been times that Shacharis started without a Minyan there was a need for an extra Kaddish at the end. This has led to some Shuls saying a seperate Kadish Yasom after Aleinu and another one after the Yom. Many Yeshivos do not say it twice as they say it at the beginning of Davening.

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