[Avodah] Shatz out loud

[Steven J Scher]

R'Eli Turkel
> As far as Modim, many poskim stress that the chazan should say modim
> derabban out loud.

D'Rabban or the regular Modim, that we say in the silent prayer?

R'ET
> I believe that R. Henkin strongly states this in his works. This also
> applies to the beracha
> of ga-al yisrael before shemone esre.

My understanding was that the reason for going sotto voce for ga-al 
yisroel was so that people wouldn't say 'amen', thus putting a hefsek in 
between the brachos of shema and the begining of Shemone Esre.

According to R'Henkin's shita, should one say Amen, and not worry about 
the hefsek, or should one not say amen, even though hearing (and being motzi) 
the bracha?


- Steve

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