The rav of my shul asked me this past Shabas (not expecting me to have an answer, just pointing it out): Why does the baal k'ria repeat "chazak chazak v'nischazek" after the congregation instead of saying it with them? Kol tuv, Michael Hamm AM, Math, Wash. U. St. Louis msh210 at gmail.com http://www.math.wustl.edu/~msh210/