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<font size=3>At 02:04 PM 8/23/2011, R. Zev Sero wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">On 22/08/2011 8:40 AM, Prof.
Levine wrote:<br>
> Although I am sure that the above writer did not have this in mind
when he wrote, "Do not make Klal Yisrael into many different groups
by having Divergent Halachic Practices." to me this brings to
mind the practice that seems to have become increasingly common today of
making more than one minyan if there are two or more chiyuvim. How
do those who do this reconcile this practice with the principle of
B'rov Am Hadras Melech?<br><br>
You just gave the answer: in order not to make machlokes. If
there<br>
aren't enough minyanim for all the avelim then who should get
precedence?<br>
Why should one be more important than another? So "lo
titgodedu" means<br>
that the minyan should split up in order to accommodate both. (The
gemara<br>
says explicitly that lo titgodedu does not apply when there are two
batei<br>
din in a town, each ruling its own way; presumably each person may
choose<br>
which BD to follow, and this is not called "divergent
practises". By the<br>
same principle, splitting into separate minyanim is not a violation
of<br>
"lo titgodedu", whereas having two chazanim in the same minyan
might be.)<br>
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There is a hierarchy in halacha regarding who gets precedence. In
addition, according to the din, which most places do not follow, only one
person is supposed to say kaddish at a time. <br><br>
There is a story about Reb Yisroel Salanter who had Yahrtzeit for his
father. Also, where RYS davened only one person said kaddish.
Someone came in who did not normally daven for the Amud and insisted on
davening for the Amud. RYS clearly took precedence, and this fellow
was told this. He got upset. When RYS saw this he told the
people to let this fellow daven for the Amud and say kaddish.<br><br>
Afterwards, Reb Yisroel was asked why he did this. After all, he
was entitled al pi din to daven for the Amud and to say kaddish. He
replied, "I thought it was a bigger zechus for my father not to pain
this fellow and let him daven and say kaddish."<br><br>
Too bad people do not have this attitude, but instead fight for the Amud
and insist on saying kaddish in mass. YL</font></body>
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