Pores Al Shema

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One who missed Barchu in its regular place may repeat it with a minyan at a later point. This repetition is known as Pores Al Shema. The Halacha is most commonly found by Shacharit, but it is equally applicable to Tefillat Arvit which also contains a Barchu.

The Name Pores Al Shema

  1. The literal meaning of 'Pores' is divide, section off. The repetition of Barchu is called Pores Al Shema as it contains only a limited portion of Birchot Kriat Shema and cuts the rest out.[1]

What's Repeated?

  1. The Shulchan Aruch[2] paskens that one who comes to be Pores Al Shema recites Kadish, Barchu and the first Bracha of Birchot Kriat Shema Shel Shacharit, namely Yotzer Ohr.
  2. The Rama[3] writes that the prevailing custom nowadays is to omit the Bracha of Yotzer Ohr and just to say Kadish and Barchu.

At What Place in Tefillah is it Repeated?

Who Repeats it?

Pores Al Shema by Arvit

Sources

  1. ↑ Shulchan Aruch O.C. 69:1.
  2. ↑ O.C 69:1. The Mishnah Berura 69:3 explains the reasoning behind reciting the Bracha of Yotzer Ohr, despite the fact that the person has already said all the Birchot Kriat Shema, in order to avoid appearing like a heretic. Since the person has said Barchu Et Hashem Hamevorach, and no one responds it will appear as if the congregation is refusing to bless Hashem. Therefore, the person says the Bracha of Yotzer Ohr out loud so that the congregation is considered to have recited it in unison with him through the principal of Shome'ah k'Oneh.
  3. ↑ O.C. 69:1
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