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# It is praiseworthy for one to run to shul. <ref> BI"H, Perashat Miketz, 2 </ref>
# It is praiseworthy for one to run to shul. <ref> BI"H, Perashat Miketz, 2 </ref>
==Where to Go to Minyan==
==Where to Go to Minyan==
# If one has the choice of going to a closer shul or a farther shul, he may choose the latter option, as he gets more reward for his journey (<i>Sechar Pesiot</i>, but he must understand that it comes at the opportunity cost of Talmud Torah and could possibly entail Shmiras Eynayim issues.<ref>Yechaveh Daat 2:9, note the Torah Lishmah he quotes that one only gets extra Sechar Pesiot for walking, not driving.</ref>  
# If one has the choice of going to a closer shul or a farther shul, he may choose the latter option, as he gets more reward for his journey (<i>Sechar Pesiot</i>, but he must understand that it comes at the opportunity cost of Talmud Torah and could possibly entail Shmiras Eynayim issues.<ref>Yechave Daat 2:9, note the Torah Lishmah he quotes that one only gets extra Sechar Pesiot for walking, not driving.</ref>  
==Coming to Minyan Early==
==Coming to Minyan Early==
# One should make an effort to be one of the first ten people for the [[minyan]].<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 90:14</ref>
# One should make an effort to be one of the first ten people for the [[minyan]].<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 90:14</ref>
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## If there is a [[minyan]] of ten adult males, but four of them already davened, the congregation may still say [[kaddish]], borchu, and [[kedusha]]. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 69:1 Mishna Brurah 69:8, Yalkut Yosef (90:14, Sherit Yosef 2 pg 341) </ref>
## If there is a [[minyan]] of ten adult males, but four of them already davened, the congregation may still say [[kaddish]], borchu, and [[kedusha]]. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 69:1 Mishna Brurah 69:8, Yalkut Yosef (90:14, Sherit Yosef 2 pg 341) </ref>
# According to the halacha, it is permissible to start [[Chazarat HaShatz]] even if 4 people in the [[minyan]] are still [[davening]] the silent [[Shemona Esreh]]. However, it's better to wait until there is ten who are able to answer before starting [[Chazarat HaShatz]].<ref>Halacha Brurah 55:18-9, Mishna Brurah 55:32</ref>
# According to the halacha, it is permissible to start [[Chazarat HaShatz]] even if 4 people in the [[minyan]] are still [[davening]] the silent [[Shemona Esreh]]. However, it's better to wait until there is ten who are able to answer before starting [[Chazarat HaShatz]].<ref>Halacha Brurah 55:18-9, Mishna Brurah 55:32</ref>
# Though a deaf-mute is generally assumed to have the status of a Shoteh, there is much debate as to whether or not he's considered a Bar Da'at and can count for a Minyan if he attended a special education school and learned how to communicate. As such, if there are only ten people, one may count him for a Minyan but should only do a short Chazara, so as not to risk too many Berachot Levatala.<ref>Yechaveh Daat 2:6</ref>
# Though a deaf-mute is generally assumed to have the status of a Shoteh, there is much debate as to whether or not he's considered a Bar Da'at and can count for a Minyan if he attended a special education school and learned how to communicate. As such, if there are only ten people, one may count him for a Minyan but should only do a short Chazara, so as not to risk too many Berachot Levatala.<ref>Yechave Daat 2:6</ref>
===If some of the minyan left in middle===
===If some of the minyan left in middle===
# If there’s only 10 men in the [[minyan]], none of them may leave in middle. However, if there’s more than 10 men, those who are in excess of 10 may leave if they already heard [[Barchu]], [[Kedusha]], and all the Kaddishim. <Ref>Kitzur S”A 15:10 </ref>
# If there’s only 10 men in the [[minyan]], none of them may leave in middle. However, if there’s more than 10 men, those who are in excess of 10 may leave if they already heard [[Barchu]], [[Kedusha]], and all the Kaddishim. <Ref>Kitzur S”A 15:10 </ref>