[Avodah] Chasam Sofer Responds to Rav Yaakov Emden, Defends the Singular Ashkenazic Kaddish

[Danny Schoemann]

 R' Moshe Lefkowitz wrote:
>
>>I know of a women who recited kadish from the Ezras Nashim
>>with the minyan answering amen,amen yhie shme raba etc.
>>She did every year on the yartzeit of her father.

The Kitzur in 26:20 reluctantly allows women to say Kaddish in a
Minyan at home, but not in a Shul.

סעיף כ
הבת אין לה לומר קדיש בבית הכנסת, אך יש אומרים שאם רוצים לעשות מנין
בביתה שתאמר שם הרשות בידם, ויש אומרים דגם זאת אין לעשות.


> I saw the few times I davened during the week in the YI of
> Brookline.  It was clear that this woman came every day, sat behind
> the mechitza, and said kaddish.

As a whole, it's sad that Kaddish is the main focus to "elevate" the
Neshomo. The Kitzur (26:22) says that - though Kaddish and Prayers
help - the main point is for the children to be Halocho-abiding
Yidden; this benefits the soul more than anything else.

So by finding Halachic-loopholes to say Kaddish one may be doing more
harm than good...

- Danny