[Avodah] Questions as a Result of the Flatbush Lakewood Shabbos

[Rich, Joel]

<<And maybe it does some baale batim good just once in a while to see a
person take his time to say each and every word with care.  And in the
words of the famous Milton poem, "They also serve, who only stand and
wait."  They watched the Rosh Yeshiva daven and they waited for him to
finish -- that is kovod haTorah.>>

I can't speak to the Milton quote, but the Mishna Berura (124:13)says
essentially the same thing;  those who finish sooner are in error and
they should therefore wait for the one person davening properly.

Gershon
gershon.dubin at juno.com

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IIRC the Milton quote has a totally different meaning (as only a former
benchwarmer can understand). I'm pretty sure that the logical conclusion
of the 2nd paragraph is that whoever davens longer is "more better"
davening, is not necessarily so.

KT
Joel Rich
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