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A person who finds it difficult to have kavanah <\/i>when praying in a congregation, but succeeds in retaining the basic kavanah <\/i>with which he fulfills his obligation, must pray in a minyan<\/i>, even if he concentrates better while praying individually. As long as he has kavanah <\/i>for the first berachah<\/i> of Shemoneh Esrei<\/i>, he must pray in a minyan<\/i> (Igrot Moshe<\/i>, Orach Chaim<\/i>, part 3, 7). Moreover, in the long-term, consistent praying with a congregation usually strengthens one\u2019s kavanah <\/i>and connection to matters of sanctity.<\/p>\n

A talmid chacham<\/i> (Torah scholar) <\/i>whose learning is his profession, must try to pray in a minyan<\/i>, even though the walk to synagogue to pray in a minyan<\/i> causes him to lose time from his learning. Though, in principle, he is allowed to pray individually, he must be scrupulous to pray in a congregation, so that people will not learn from him to belittle the matter of communal prayer. Only on rare occasions, when he is in the middle of an important subject of study and the walk to a minyan<\/i> will greatly disturb his learning, is he permitted to be lenient and pray individually (based on the Rama<\/i> 90:18).<\/p>\n

With regard to one who teaches Torah to others and is unable to both pray in a minyan<\/i> as well as teach his class, it is better that he pray individually and not cancel his class, for the communal learning of Torah overrides praying in a minyan<\/i> (Mishnah Berurah <\/i>90:56).<\/p>\n

It is preferable to pray with a congregation rather than take part in the meal of a brit milah<\/i> (Kaf HaChaim<\/i> 90:67). However, in a case in which the host of the seudah <\/i>(meal) is likely to be insulted if a particular person does not attend, it is better that he pray individually and participate in the seudat mitzvah<\/i> in order to prevent a rift.<\/p>\n

When a person has two options: to pray individually \u201cvatikin<\/i>\u201d at sunrise (netz<\/i>) or to pray in a minyan<\/i> later, most poskim<\/i> maintain that it is preferable to pray in a minyan<\/i> (see also further in this book 11:9).[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

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[6]<\/a>.When the question is whether to pray in a minyan<\/i> before netz<\/i> or individually at netz<\/i>, the Acharonim<\/i> are divided. I have written in chapter 11, note 12, that on a regular basis it seems preferable to pray in a minyan<\/i>. When the minyan<\/i> prays after the conclusion of the first four hours of the day according to the Gra<\/i> (see further in this book 11:12), then it is preferable to pray individually prior to that time. If the minyan<\/i> prays within the four hours according to the Gra<\/i> and after the four hours according to the Magen Avraham<\/i>, then the Acharonim<\/i> disagree as to which is better. Even in that case it seems preferable on a regular basis to pray in a minyan<\/i>.<\/div>\n
The Eshel Avraham Butshatsh<\/i> 102 writes that it is permissible to pass in front of a person praying in order to pray in a minyan<\/i> and hear Kaddish<\/i>, but merely in order to pray in one\u2019s own seat, it is forbidden. Additionally, it goes without saying that even when the minyan<\/i> is conducted in a different nusach<\/i>, he is required to pray in it, and so writes Avnei Yashfeh<\/i> 7:17.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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