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Is chazarat hashatz a davar shebikkedusha or merely tefillat hatzibbur? The Mechaber and Ramo disagree whether one can recite Kaddish after chazarat hashatz when the minyan dissipates mid-prayer. The shiur develops that the core dispute turns on whether chazarat hashatz itself is a davar shebikkedusha—requiring Hashem (ה׳)'s Name to be sanctified—or simply a communal prayer format in which kedusha happens to be said.
This shiur examines a fundamental dispute between the Mechaber and the Ramo regarding the status of chazarat hashatz (the repetition of Shemoneh Esrei). The practical question is: if a shliach tzibbur begins chazarat hashatz with a minyan and the minyan dissipates before completion, can he say Kaddish afterward? The Mechaber rules that while the shliach tzibbur may complete kedusha and finish Shemoneh Esrei, he may not recite Kaddish afterward. The Ramo, however, permits saying Kaddish. Rabbi Zweig presents this as reflecting a fundamental machlokes: is chazarat hashatz itself a davar shebikkedusha (something requiring sanctification of Hashem (ה׳)'s Name), or is it merely tefillat hatzibbur (communal prayer) within which certain devarim shebikkedusha like kedusha are recited?
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Megillah 24b
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