[Avodah] Chazarta Hashas.

[Micha Berger]

On Fri, Oct 13, 2006 at 12:13:56PM +0000, kennethgmiller at juno.com wrote:
: Regarding learning during chazaras hashatz, R' Joel Rich wrote:
:> A follow on question - it seems (correct me if I'm wrong)
:> that the universal minhag is that people (including rabbanim)
:> who wear tfillin on chol hamoed take them off during chazarat
:> hashatz and also prepare their 4 minim (even leaving the room
:> to get them) during the same time period. I wonder why there
:> is not a similar concern as above?

: My first reaction was to agree, "Well, sure, of course there should 
: be a similar concern...

A number of local shuls (including the three that said selichos during
all the tefilos of YK) do forewarn you that there will be time before
hallel tefillin and 4 minim. (As well as giving time before mussaf on
rosh chodesh.)

: But we can cite something which is entrenched even more deeply than 
: tefillin and lulav: Duchening. And on two distinct levels.

The kohein can not wash too early, as there would be hesech hada'as and
he would have to wash their hands again.

Tir'u beTov!
-mi

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