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Chazal instituted that after a minyan prays Shemona Esreh the Shaliach Tzibbur should repeat Shemona Esreh aloud. <ref>S"A 124:1</ref>Although the reason Chazal instituted this practice was in order to fulfill the obligation of those who didn't know how to say Shemona Esreh on their own, this practice is still an obligation for a minyan of people who are all capable of saying Shemona Esreh themselves.<ref>S"A 124:3, Yalkut Yosef 124:1</ref> | Chazal instituted that after a minyan prays Shemona Esreh the Shaliach Tzibbur should repeat Shemona Esreh aloud. <ref>S"A 124:1</ref>Although the reason Chazal instituted this practice was in order to fulfill the obligation of those who didn't know how to say Shemona Esreh on their own, this practice is still an obligation for a minyan of people who are all capable of saying Shemona Esreh themselves.<ref>S"A 124:3, Yalkut Yosef 124:1</ref> During the Chazarat HaShatz, the Cohanim perform the mitzvah of [[Birkat Cohanim]] which is discussed on its own page. | ||
==Practices during Chazarat HaShatz== | ==Practices during Chazarat HaShatz== | ||
# When the Shaliach Tzibbur is saying Chazarat HaShatz, the congregation should listen and answer Amen. If there's not a minyan of people answering Amen it is like the Brachot that the Shaliach Tzibbur is saying are Brachot Levatala.<ref>S"A 124:4</ref> | # When the Shaliach Tzibbur is saying Chazarat HaShatz, the congregation should listen and answer Amen. If there's not a minyan of people answering Amen it is like the Brachot that the Shaliach Tzibbur is saying are Brachot Levatala.<ref>S"A 124:4</ref> | ||
