Why do you need a minyan

Weiss Minchat Yitzchak ; disagree with this. To a limited extent, Rav Sternbuch agrees Teshuvot Vehanhagot See Ishei Yisrael , p. Rav Moshe Feinstein was asked could a talmid chacham stay up all night, knowing that he would miss morning minyan. See Beit Yosef , s. On the topic of prayers being answered, see the Meshech Chachmah to Deuteronomy As noted, not everyone requires starting with the tzibbur. Note that this does not work for Shacharit because linking geulah to tefillah takes precedence over tefillah betzibbur.

An interesting opinion advises against skipping parts of pesukei dezimra in order to catch up. He notes that the specific order of prayer ordained by Chazal is of utmost significance cf. Iggerot Moshe OC As such, one who arrives late to synagogue is faced with two conflicting concepts: tefillah betzibbur and the rabbinically prescribed sequence of prayer.

However, one who either comes late or who always davens slower than the congregation has a dilemma. The halachah , which is agreed upon by all earlier and later authorities, is that one should skip, says Rabbi Chaim David Halevi. It is reported that many great people acted in such a manner Kaf Hachaim Taking a highly unusual position, Rabbi Chaim David Halevi concludes that it is hard for him to rule against the Shulchan Aruch —who like everybody else says that one should skip—and therefore he leaves it up to each person to determine whether he prefers to get the merits of tefillah betzibbur or that of pesukei dezimra.

For many sources on this, see Rabbis Aryeh A. Frimer and Dov I. I am indebted to Rabbi Avishai David for pointing this out to me.

See, however, Teshuvot Vehanhagot Biur Halachah OC 58, s. Ibid, See Ishei Yisrael , and note See Minchat Yitzchak on the level of obligation, and for another way to understand the mechaber. Tosafot explain that the mitzvah referred to is tefillah betzibbur. Surprisingly Rashi and Rosh understand that the mitzvah was that of saying devarim shebekedushah. Secrets of the Cave of the Patriarchs.

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A minyan is a symbolic representation of the Jewish people. Women are not counted for a minyan in halacha. I believe that the explanation is that a woman is not a representation of community. Each woman herself is a determiner of Jewish identity. We have matrilineal descent, which means that a person born of a Jewish mother is Jewish, eeven if the father is not Jewish, while a Jewish father does not make the baby Jewish if the mother is not Jewish.