[Avodah] The Singular Way Of Saying Kaddish

[Poppers, Michael]

In Avodah V28n54#2, RSZN wrote:
> if  reverting to this  system , where will that  leave  the  small shul 
with multiple  kaddish sayers?    they   may not mind  not  getting  the 
amud  for each tfila  , but taking the kaddish from them  as well  wont go 
over well...... <
AIUI, the one person saying Qaddish (if he isn't the Shaliach Tzibbur prior to that Qaddish) is akin to the SHaTZ (certainly, he is "omeid lifnei hateivah" and stands next to the SHaTZ) at and for that period of time.  As for the alleged "chiyuv" for an aveil to constantly say Qaddish, methinks that's a myth (and I recall someone [perhaps in the new siddur from Vienna? or was it RBShH in the first cheileq of "Sharshei Minhag Ashk'naz" while talking about not only the SHaTZ but also the one saying Qaddish wearing a talis lichvod haShchinah/hatzibbur?] noting the chiyuv as once a week); FWIW, in KAJ we said three specific chapters of T'hilim after the weekday-Ma'ariv "Aleinu" -- if no one had a chiyuv to say Qaddish, the SHaTZ would then say Qaddish, but this part of the davening enabled up to three aveilim to say Qaddish after one of the three chapters. 

The minhag RDrYL outlined does, ISTM, require more dedication on behalf of both the gabbai/gabboim (in KAJ/"Breuer's," they're called the Synagogue Committee) and the mispalleil honored with the saying of a particular Qaddish.  Any shul/community considering implementing this minhag would want to consider such issues.

A gut'n Shabbes and all the best from 
-- Michael Poppers via BB pager