[Avodah] Shatz out loud

[Liron Kopinsky]

>
> 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?
>

I heard quite recently that it is a relatively common psak to say Yisrael
out loud and to rely on the kehilla saying the bracha with the chazzan to
avoid the hefsek. However, if they do not say the bracha with they should
still not say Amen as m'samchim geula l'tefilla trumps saying Amen.

KT,
~Liron
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