The Reader, & Congregational Prayer
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The Reader
Having a minor lead: Megillah 24a
Having a person wearing torn, ragged clothing lead: Megillah 24a
Having a person from
Haifa or Bet Shean
lead: Megillah 24b
Requiring a
Quorum
in order to have a reader: Megillah 23b
Ability of the Reader to read the prayers
for others
who aren't/are expert: Rosh HaShanah 33b, 34b-35a
Dividing the Above between Rosh HaShanah/Yom Kippur and the rest of the year: Rosh HaShanah 35a
Dividing the Above between those who can/can't make it: Rosh HaShanah 35a
The reason for personal prayer, if the Reader can do it for the individuals: Rosh HaShanah 34b
Having the
reader of the Prophets
also lead the general prayers; if he is a minor, who replaces him: Megillah 24a-b
A Leader who refuses to lead while wearing colored clothing: Megillah 24b
A Leader who refuses to lead while wearing sandals: Megillah 24b
What happens if the leader is one room and the congregation is in an adjacent room: Eruvin 92b
Congregational Prayer
The Essence of Prayer is in a Group: Pesachim 117b
Importance of waiting for the last person to finish before leaving: Berachot 5b-6a
Waiting for others to finish (see above) in modern times: Tos. Berachot 6a #1
The time when the Congregation prays is considered to be a time of Hashem's Accessibility: Berachot 7b-8a
Praying behind a Synagogue: Berachot 6b
The Manifestation of Hashem's Presence stays with a quorum which is praying: Berachot 6a
Distinction between the
Blessings on Recitation of Shema
of individuals and of a Congregation: Tos. Berachot 13a #1
Ability of each Jew to pray individually: Yoma 52a
It's inappropriate for an individual to be uninvolved while everyone is praying: Berachot 20b-21a
What to do if one enters the synagogue while the community is praying, but one has already prayed: Berachot 21a-b
What to do if one enters the synagogue while the community is praying, and one has not yet prayed: Berachot 21b
Avoiding disturbing others during prayer, by praying loudly: Berachot 24b
Acceptance of insincere prayer when one prays alone, vs. when one prays in a community: Taanit 8a
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