If a person entered after Kedushah has already passed, may they begin the Amidah, and until which point must they complete it?
Synopsis
Once Kedushah has passed, one may begin the Amidah provided one can complete it before the chazzan reaches Modim — or at minimum reach a blessing where bowing occurs by the time the chazzan reaches Modim.
More in Individual Additions to Prayer
If a person enters the synagogue and finds the congregation already praying the Amidah, may they begin their own Amidah?
4 opinions
If a person must begin the Amidah to juxtapose Geulah to Tefillah (or because time is passing) and the chazzan reaches Modim while the person is mid-blessing, should the person bow?
4 opinions
What is the status of Amen after 'HaEl HaKadosh' and 'Shome'a Tefillah' — are they treated like Kedushah and Kaddish for purposes of waiting before the Amidah?
4 opinions
What is the priority ranking among congregational responses (Kedushah, Kaddish/Yehe Shemeh Rabba, Modim, Barchu) when one cannot fulfill all of them?
3 opinions
If one begins the Amidah together with the chazzan, how should one synchronize when the chazzan reaches Kedushah?
4 opinions
When one begins the Amidah together with the chazzan, should one aim to recite Shome'a Tefillah and Modim simultaneously with the chazzan?
2 opinions
May an individual reciting the Amidah say Kedushah along with the congregation when the congregation is saying Kedushah d'Sidrah (U'va L'Tzion)?
2 opinions
May an individual reciting the Shacharit Amidah say Kedushah with the congregation if the congregation is saying Kedushah of Musaf (Keter/Ne'aritzcha)?
4 opinions
Related from other topics
Must one have kavvanah (intention/concentration) during the Amidah, and which blessings require it?
Kavvanah in Prayer
If one was already sitting and another person stands to pray nearby, must the sitting person rise?
Not Passing Before Someone Praying
May one respond to Kaddish, Kedusha, or Barchu after the eighteen blessings are completed?
Errors in Shemoneh Esrei
When exactly does the four-amot waiting period begin — at the conclusion of the Amidah text or after pesi'ot acharonot (taking three steps back and reciting oseh shalom)?
Waiting Between Prayer and Eating
If one begins to pray thinking one has not yet prayed, but then remembers during the prayer that one already prayed, must one stop immediately?
Rain Prayers
May one answer 'Amen' after the blessing of Ga-al Yisrael (the cantor's Redemption blessing) before beginning the Amidah?
Shaliach Tzibbur — Prayer Leader
Discussion
Discussion coming soon.
The Daily Law
One question. Every opinion. Every morning.
A new halakhic question and the full spectrum of rabbinic thought, delivered daily.