If one already began one of the forbidden activities (haircut, bathhouse, meal, court case, etc.) before Mincha, must one stop?
Synopsis
Once an activity has begun before Mincha, authorities debate whether one must stop when Mincha Ketanah arrives or when time to pray is running out, or whether one may continue to completion.
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When time is pressing at Mincha, how should the congregation pray — each silently with the chazan then repeating aloud, or the chazan aloud simultaneously with the congregation?
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