[Avodah] The Superbowl Maariv

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

If I understood R"n Toby Katz correctly, she is suggesting that there's little or no difference between:

(A) a late Shacharis minyan on sunday, and
(B) a half-time Maariv minyan for the superbowl.

To some degree or another, either both are okay, or neither is okay. That is an amazing analysis. I've gotten so used to the late-sunday minyan that this comparison never occured to me. Thanks so much!

Here's another situation which might be (pardon the pun) in the same ballpark: Allowing a combined Mincha-Maariv minyan in the same post-Plag and pre-Night block of time, which ought to be avoided, but is allowed simply to maximize minyan attendance. Basically it comes down to balancing the convenience and desires of the attendees, against the goals and ideals of Torah, does it not?

Akiva Miller

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