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?
Synopsis
The Rema rules that Amen responses after the third and second-to-last Amidah blessings carry the same weight as Kedushah/Kaddish; the Mechaber does not include them, and the Aruch HaShulchan questions their practical significance.
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If a person enters the synagogue and finds the congregation already praying the Amidah, may they begin their own Amidah?
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If a person entered after Kedushah has already passed, may they begin the Amidah, and until which point must they complete it?
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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?
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What is the priority ranking among congregational responses (Kedushah, Kaddish/Yehe Shemeh Rabba, Modim, Barchu) when one cannot fulfill all of them?
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If one begins the Amidah together with the chazzan, how should one synchronize when the chazzan reaches Kedushah?
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When one begins the Amidah together with the chazzan, should one aim to recite Shome'a Tefillah and Modim simultaneously with the chazzan?
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May an individual reciting the Amidah say Kedushah along with the congregation when the congregation is saying Kedushah d'Sidrah (U'va L'Tzion)?
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May an individual reciting the Shacharit Amidah say Kedushah with the congregation if the congregation is saying Kedushah of Musaf (Keter/Ne'aritzcha)?
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