[Avodah] 2 maariv minyans due to the snowstorm

[Rich, Joel via Avodah]

Yes, of course. Why not? As R' Micha Berger posted, one can even make havdala al hakos after plag hamincha, so atah chonantanu would seem to be a kal vachomer.

On the other hand, I can very easily imagine an LOR who might fear that this could be a michshol, tempting people to be less careful about Shabbos than otherwise. I can easily see him telling people to omit atah chonantanu for this reason, or even to daven maariv at home after Shabbos.
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Me-exactly my question!
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> Would you have stayed home to daven at the normal time
> rather than btzibbur earlier?

I'd stay home if my LOR instructed me to do so for Public Policy Reasons such as I suggested above. But otherwise, why not? All week long the mincha/maariv minyan gets to maariv before tzeis. If maariv-after-tzeis trumped minyan, then we might as well abandon the whole concept of mincha/maariv.
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Not everyone accepts the  “whole concept of mincha/maariv.” And would advise during the year as well to daven byichidut in that situation
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KT
Joel Rich
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