[Avodah] Barely a Minyan in COVID Times

[Prof. L. Levine]

In response to my email earlier today regarding the article at
https://vosizneias.com/2020/11/17/barely-a-minyan-in-covid-times/
Rabbi Dr. Ari Zivotofsky sent me the following
> See this article text and note 4:
> https://outorah.org/p/5704/

[By RAZZ. It begins:  -micha]
> Tzarich Iyun: Davening with a Minyan

> Misconception:The main purpose of davening (praying) with a minyan is
> to be able to recite devarim shebekedushah (prayers with the status of
> sanctity), such as Kaddish, Kedushah and Barchu.

> Fact: There are many advantages to davening in shul with a minyan:
> creating community; davening slower and with more kavanah (concentration);
> responding to Kaddish, et cetera, and hearing the Torah reading. But
> the main halachic goal of praying with a minyan is to say Shemoneh Esrei
> simultaneously with a quorum -- which is the technical definition of tefillah
> betzibbur (communal prayer).

See the rest of the article at the above URL.

The footnotes are listed in one long paragraph form.