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Amida together with the chazzan
R Eli Mansour brings the Shulchan Aruch (OC 109:2) that
if a person comes late to the synagogue and misses the congregation's
silent Amidah, he can still earn the merit of praying with the
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Why Sephardim say לברכה after משיב הרוח
Some words are pronounced one way by themselves, but differently when part of a sentence. Ex.: "Land" is “eretz”, but when last word or right before a pause, it's “aretz”. So for "...
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Different traditions during the repetition of Modim
Although today in most cases the Chazzan's repetition is not being motzi anyone, there is an instance where he is, and this exact issue is discussed;
The Shulchan Aruch 124:10 says in a case where ...
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Davening along with the chazan for tefillah bi'tzibbur
See Shulchan Aruch Orach Chayim 109, 2.
If one starts the Tefila at the same time as the Shaliach Tsibbur, when the Shaliach tsibur begins Nakdishach {nekadesh for Ashkenazi minhag, Magen Avraham} ...
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Bowing at the end of Modim deRabanan
The Mahadura Chadasha Dirshu (127:1:n7) quotes the Chazon Ish (Dinim V'Hanhagos 4:30) and Steipler (Orchos Rabbeinu 1:p.65)
מנהגם היה כדעת היש אומרים בשו"ע לשחות בתחילת מודים וגם בסופו אך לא
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Why do we still do chazarat hashatz?
The Kaf HaChaim states that according to the Arizal (a "sod") chazaras hashatz is the "ikur tefilah." According to this view, it appears that those who do not listen, pay attention and answer amen to ...
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Bowing at the end of Modim deRabanan
This practise is also related in the Rivevos Ephraim, cheilek 7, siman 26, os beis.
It writes there:
ובמודים דרבנן דבטור ב"י לסימן קכ"ז הובא מחלוקת הראשונים אם לחתום בו בא"ה קל ההודאות,...
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When is it too late to daven with a minyan when davening with sheliach tzibur
See SA OC 109.1
הנכנס לבית הכנסת ומצא צבור מתפללין אם יכול להתחיל ולגמור קודם שיגיע שליח ציבור לקדושה או לקדיש יתפלל והוא הדין אמן דהאל הקדוש ושומע תפלה
דינן כקדיש וקדושה (תוספות והרא"ש ומרדכי ...
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When can you start Chazarat Hashas?
The שולחן ערוך seems to contradict himself in this area. In או''ח סימן נה סעיף ו he says that it is ok to say קדיש whilst someone there is sleeping or saying שמונה עשרה and there are only 10 people in ...
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If we repeat amida to help those who cannot otherwise pray, what of maariv?
See Tur Orach Chayim 237 :
ומתפללים הצבור בלחש ואין שליח צבור מחזיר התפפילה. וכתב הרמב"ם ז"ל (הלכות תפילה פרק ט' הלכה ט') הטעם לפי שאינה חובה.
The congregation pray silently and the ...
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Why do we still do chazarat hashatz?
Rabbi Sacks has a nice answer to this, not on a pshat level (I can't remember where, probably in Covenent and Conversation).
He says that the Jewish people have two representatives of the people: the ...
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