{"id":8445,"date":"2016-02-20T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T05:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=8445"},"modified":"2018-05-24T13:03:40","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T10:03:40","slug":"03-20-07","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/03-20-07\/","title":{"rendered":"07. Some Laws of \u0124azarat Ha-shatz and Responding \u201cAmen\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three conditions must be present for an individual to fulfill his obligation by hearing <em>\u0124azarat<\/em> <em>Ha-shatz<\/em>: 1) the individual must not be proficient in prayer; one who knows how to pray must pray and beg for mercy on his own. She is unable to fulfill his obligation by hearing the <em>\u0125azan<\/em>; 2) there must be a <em>minyan<\/em>, because the Sages instituted that individuals may only fulfill their obligation by hearing the <em>\u0125azan<\/em> in the presence of a <em>minyan<\/em>; 3) the listener must understand the <em>\u0125azan<\/em>\u2019s words; one who does not understand Hebrew is unable to fulfill his obligation with <em>\u0124azarat Ha-shatz.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The audience, even those who prayed individually, must take care to answer \u201camen\u201d after every <em>berakha<\/em> of <em>\u0124azarat<\/em> <em>Ha-shatz<\/em>, as the Sages teach (<em>Berakhot<\/em> 53b): \u2018One who responds \u201camen\u201d is greater than the one who recites the blessing.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>One must respond \u201camen\u201d with the utmost solemnity and have <em>kavana<\/em> that the content of the <em>berakha<\/em> is true. For instance, if one hears <em>Ha-Kel Ha-Kadosh<\/em>, she must have in mind: \u201cIt is true that the Lord is the holy God.\u201d When the <em>berakha <\/em>includes a request, she should also think, \u201cif only the request would be accepted.\u201d For example, one who hears <em>\u0124onen Ha-da\u2019at<\/em> should have two things in mind: 1) it is true that God grants knowledge; 2) \u201cif only God would grant us knowledge\u201d (SA 124:6; MB 25).<\/p>\n<p>Here is the place to expand a bit on the laws of answering \u201camen\u201d to the <em>berakhot <\/em>of <em>\u0124azarat Ha-shatz<\/em> and to all <em>berakhot<\/em> in general. \u201cAmen\u201d should be recited in a pleasant tone, and one\u2019s voice should not be raised above that of the person reciting the <em>berakha<\/em> (SA 124:12). One must not shorten the \u201camen,\u201d but extend it for the amount of time it takes to say \u201c<em>Kel Melekh Ne\u2019eman<\/em>,\u201d although it should not be overly extended.<\/p>\n<p>One may not recite \u201camen\u201d too early, that is, before the <em>berakha <\/em>is completed; this is called an <em>Amen \u0124atufa<\/em>. Nor may one shorten the \u201camen\u201d by slurring its syllables or tailing off before fully articulating it; this is called an <em>Amen Ketufa<\/em>. Nor may one delay saying \u201camen\u201d for too long once the <em>berakha <\/em>has been concluded; this is called an <em>Amen<\/em> <em>Yetoma<\/em> (an orphaned <em>Amen<\/em>) (see <em>Berakhot<\/em> 47a; SA 124:8).<\/p>\n<p>The way one responds \u201camen\u201d corresponds to one\u2019s faith in God. Because our lives depend on God, a defect in one\u2019s faith produces a defect in his life. This is the meaning of Ben Azai\u2019s statement: \u201cWhoever responds with an <em>Amen Yetoma<\/em> \u2013 his children will be orphans; an <em>Amen<\/em> <em>\u0124atufa<\/em> \u2013 his days will be snatched from him; an <em>Amen Ketufa<\/em>\u00a0 \u2013 his days will be abbreviated. However, if one prolongs the recitation of \u201camen\u201d \u2013 his days and years are lengthened\u201d (<em>Berakhot<\/em> 47a).<\/p>\n<p>The greatest Rishonim customarily said \u201c<em>barukh Hu u-varukh shemo<\/em>\u201d (\u201cblessed is He, and blessed is His name\u201d) when God\u2019s name was mentioned in a <em>berakha<\/em>. This practice became widespread throughout Jewry, but it applies only <em>berakhot<\/em> that do not constitute the fulfillment of one\u2019s personal obligation, such as <em>\u0124azarat<\/em> <em>Ha-shatz<\/em> for one who has already prayed silently. However, <em>berakhot<\/em> through which one fulfills a personal obligation, such as the <em>berakhot <\/em>on <em>kiddush<\/em> and blowing the<em> shofar<\/em>, the common practice is not to recite \u201c<em>barukh Hu u-varukh shemo<\/em>,\u201d so as not to interrupt the <em>berakha<\/em> with words not ordained by the Sages. Nevertheless, <em>be-di\u2019avad<\/em>, if one responded \u201c<em>barukh Hu u-varukh shemo<\/em>\u201d in a <em>berakha<\/em> that she was obligated to recite, she has still fulfilled her obligation, since her response did not distract her from the <em>berakha<\/em> (MB 124: 21; <em>Kaf Ha-\u0125ayim<\/em> 26; some North African communities customarily respond even during <em>berakhot <\/em>through which one fulfills an obligation, whereas Yemenite custom is never to recite it at all).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three conditions must be present for an individual to fulfill his obligation by hearing \u0124azarat Ha-shatz: 1) the individual must not be proficient in prayer; one who knows how to pray must pray and beg for mercy on his own. 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