[Avodah] How do Chabad deal with the Amen of Krias Shema

[Liron Kopinsky]

On Wednesday, February 20, 2013, Zev Sero wrote:

> On 20/02/2013 12:32 AM, Liron Kopinsky wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, February 20, 2013, Zev Sero wrote:
>>     On 19/02/2013 5:09 PM, Dr Isaac Balbin wrote:
>>
>
>  How though, as a Chabadnik or anyone else who follows this practice, do
>>>> you deal with a Chazan who says the Bracha loudly and clearly.
>>>> Do you say it word for word with him, like others?
>>>> Do you simply ignore what he said and not answer?
>>>>
>>>
>  It's a problem, not just for Chabad but for everyone, which is precisely
>>> why
>>> Chabad has the minhag of avoiding it by not being heard.
>>>
>>
>  I know some shuls, where the rav is an accepted Talmud Chacham, who Davka
>> say amen out loud right before shema.
>>
>
> And therefore?  They've paskened the shayla to their own satisfaction;
> they've decided that it's not a hefsek after all.  Does that somehow make
> the shayla disappear for the whole world?  They can pasken in their shul,
> but for the rest of the world it's still a machlokes and a shayla which
> one can either confront or avoid.
>
> And therefore you can't say it's a problem for everyone. There are
different valid shittot. This shul, I think, Davka say amen out loud to
show that they believe it to be universal Halacha that it is not a hefsek,
but they are not public ally saying that anyone who holds differently is
acting problematically.

Kol tuv,
Liron


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Liron Kopinsky
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