What qualifications are required for a Shaliach Tzibur leading Selichot and the High Holiday prayers?
Synopsis
The Rema specifies ideal qualifications for the High Holiday prayer leader: learning, good deeds, age thirty, married — but notes that any acceptable Jew is technically qualified.
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