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# Amen must be said within Toch Kedi Dibbur (2-3 seconds) of the Bracha or if one’s in a congregation one can say Amen until the majority of the congregation has finished saying Amen. <Ref>Rama 124:8 says that the Amen must be said immediately after the Bracha and Mishna Brurah 124:34 explain it means Toch Kedi Dibbur. So rules Vezot HaBracha (pg 189) </ref> | # Amen must be said within Toch Kedi Dibbur (2-3 seconds) of the Bracha or if one’s in a congregation one can say Amen until the majority of the congregation has finished saying Amen. <Ref>Rama 124:8 says that the Amen must be said immediately after the Bracha and Mishna Brurah 124:34 explain it means Toch Kedi Dibbur. So rules Vezot HaBracha (pg 189) </ref> | ||
# When hearing a Bracha over a microphone, if one’s in the same room one may answer Amen, if not don’t answer. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 189) in name of Rav Shlomo Zalman </ref> | # When hearing a Bracha over a microphone, if one’s in the same room one may answer Amen, if not don’t answer. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 189) in name of Rav Shlomo Zalman </ref> | ||
# One may answer amen to a Yehi Ratzon a Jew says even if the Yehi Ratzon didn't have Hashem's name in it.<ref>Nitai Gavriel Rosh Hashana 29:23</ref> | |||
==Amen Yetomah== | ==Amen Yetomah== | ||
# If one is obligated in a certain Bracha and one didn’t hear the Bracha it’s forbidden to answer Amen (which is called in halacha Amen Yetomah). If one is not obligated in the mitzvah as long as one knows which Bracha is being made it’s permissible to answer Amen. <Ref>S”A 124:8 holds that only is a person was obligated in a Bracha and didn’t hear it, even if one knows which Bracha is being made, one can’t answer Amen. However, if one wasn’t obligated in the Bracha, one wasn’t obligated in a Bracha, one may answer as long as one hears others saying Amen even if one doesn’t know which Bracha was made. Yet, Rama argues that even by Brachot that one’s not obligated in one shouldn’t answer Amen if one doesn’t know which Bracha was made. However, if one knows which Bracha is being made one may answer amen if one’s not obligated in the Bracha. </ref> | # If one is obligated in a certain Bracha and one didn’t hear the Bracha it’s forbidden to answer Amen (which is called in halacha Amen Yetomah). If one is not obligated in the mitzvah as long as one knows which Bracha is being made it’s permissible to answer Amen. <Ref>S”A 124:8 holds that only is a person was obligated in a Bracha and didn’t hear it, even if one knows which Bracha is being made, one can’t answer Amen. However, if one wasn’t obligated in the Bracha, one wasn’t obligated in a Bracha, one may answer as long as one hears others saying Amen even if one doesn’t know which Bracha was made. Yet, Rama argues that even by Brachot that one’s not obligated in one shouldn’t answer Amen if one doesn’t know which Bracha was made. However, if one knows which Bracha is being made one may answer amen if one’s not obligated in the Bracha. </ref> | ||
