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<span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">According to
the Gaon, it is better to daven bizmana b'yichidus then with a tzibur
after the zaman. I know that some may find this shocking but that is how
he paskens. A zman is a zman and it must be adhered to.<br>
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In addition to the Beur HaGra</span> and the MR already cited in the
back and forth Avodah emails, look in
the biur halacha at the end of Siman 46 where the Gra on saying Krias
shema with birchoseha is discussed. Both the Gaon in Imrei Noam on
maseches brachos 29: and the MB both in hilchos mincha and hilchos
maariv concur that davening bizmana is more impt than with a minyan. The
Gaon holds that if you will not be able to finish all of shemone esra
before shkiya then just dont start and instead say 2 SEs by the next
tefila.<br>
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As for mincha just before shkiya followed by maariv right after, well
that doesn't fly according the the Gaon, either. You must wait for
tzais. Yes that does mean no such thing as "early shabbos" but the
Gaon's zman in NYC for tzais ranges from 17-22/23 minutes after shkiya
so it isn't that big a job to wait and be yotze.<br>
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