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Hilchos Berachos 55 (page 171)
מאמצע סעיף א ואין אומרים אותו עד אמצע סעיף ג אבל אין קורין
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Starting Chazaras Hashatz if the Minyan Will Disband
If the Minyan Disbanded in the Middle of a Davar Sheb'kedusha
Who is Counted Towards a Minyan?
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Starting chazaras hashtaz if the minyan will disband
If the
minyan disbanded while the congregation was in the middle of a
davar sheb'kedusha, they may complete it if six or more members remain. The
poskim discuss whether a
davar sheb'kedusha may be started if it is known that part of the
minyan will leave in the middle and putting together a different
minyan is not possible. One opinion questions whether the
davar sheb'kedhusha may be completed if it was known from the onset that the members of the
minyan would leave.
(
סעיף ב-ג וס"ק ו ו־יא; ביאורים ומוספים דרשו, 16)
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If the minyan disbanded in the middle of a davar sheb'kedusha
A
davar sheb'kedusha may be completed but a new one may not be started if the
minyan disbanded. For example, once
chazaras hashatz has begun -- even if only the opening words -- it may be completed along with
kaddish Tiskabel (which is associated with
Shemone Esrei).
Birkas Kohanim (recited towards the end of
chazaras hashatz) may not be recited, however, because it is a separate
mitzva. Likewise,
chazaras hashatz may not be started without a
minyan even if
Shemoneh Esrei was said with one, and the
Haftorah may not be read without a
minyan even if there was a
minyan for reading the Torah.
(
סעיף ב-ג וס"ק ו, י, טז, יז ו־יח; ביאורים ומוספים דרשו, 18 ו־28)
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Who is counted towards a
minyan?
Only adult men are counted towards the
minyan for a
davar sheb'kedusha; women and children are not counted. (Generally, a minor may not recite
kaddish or
Barechu for the
minyan, but a minor in mourning is permitted to recite the mourner's
kaddish at the conclusion of the
tefillos.) An artificial man created through the
Sefer Yitzirah-as was produced by Rav Eliyahu Ba'al Shem of Chelm-cannot be counted towards a
minyan. There is an opinion which does not consider such a being as Jewish or even human.
(
סעיף א וס"ק ג-ד; ביאורים ומוספים דרשו, 11 ו־13)
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- Chazal instituted that the berachos before Kriyas Shema (both at night and in the morning) begin with Barechu, an invitation to the congregation to bless Hashem. The congregation is supposed to respond with the proper blessing and then jointly begin birchos Kriyas Shema.
- Once someone answers Barechu it is considered as though he started Birchos Kriyas Shema.
- Anything classified as a davar sheb'kedusha may only be said with a minyan of ten adult men. Devarim sheb'kedusha include: kaddish, kedusha, Barechu, chazaras hashatz, kriyas haTorah and Birchos Kohanim.
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- Counting a child holding a sefer Torah towards a minyan
- For which parts of tefilla can such a child be counted?
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PLEASE NOTE
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The information in this email is for learning purposes only. Please review the Mishna Berura and Biurim U'Musafim before making a halachic decision. Hebrew words are occasionally transliterated to enable a smoother reading of the text. Common Ashkenazi pronunciation is generally used in these cases.
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