[Avodah] mixed prayers at the Kotel

[Zev Sero]

On 20/09/18 12:43, Prof. Levine via Avodah wrote:
> My understanding is that one is not supposed to daven outdoors, and
> davening at the Kosel is indeed davening outdoors, is it not.

We've already discussed this before.  No, the Kosel is *not* "outdoors" 
in the sense relevant here, i.e. an open field; it is an enclosed space 
that happens to have no roof.

> Also, my understanding is that often at the Kosel there are many minyanim
> going on at the same time, but are indifferent places in the davening.
> Is this proper?

Why not?


> Furthermore, what about the principle of B'rov am
> Hadras Melech , shouldn't there be only one large minyan at the Kosel
> at any given time?

While nice, this is not usually practical.  On some occasions during the 
week, e.g. these selichos or the birchat kohanim on chol hamoed, it is 
done.   On other occasions, while one does not have the giant "rov am", 
one also does not *lose* whatever "rov am" one would have by davening 
elsewhere, since each minyan is of about the size one would find 
anywhere else.


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