Thursday, July 12, 2018

tefilla - In contemporary minyanim, can the shaliach tzibur fulfill the mitzvah of tefilah for someone who is listening?


Whereas one person commonly fulfills the kiddush obligation for the entire table on shabbat and yom tov, I never see anyone fulfill the mitzvah of tefilah by listening to the shaliach tzibur, and responding "amen" after each bracha.



That was the whole purpose of having a shaliach tzibur; to fulfill the mitzvah of tefilah for others.


In our era of easily obtainable siddurim in a multitude of languages, all who attend minyanim regularly are able to pray on their own.


Can the shaliach tzibur still fulfill the mitzvah of tefilah for someone else who hears him?




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