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==Who should say Kaddish== | |||
# The midrashim speak how a child saying Kaddish for a parent could save the parent from a harsh judgement in heaven. Therefore, the minhag is to say Kaddish for a parent as well as get the Aliyah of Maftir and to pray as the Shaliach Tzibur especially for Arvit.<reF>Kitzur S"A 27:1</reF> | |||
# The Sephardic minhag is that anyone who wants may say Kaddish even if that is a number of people together. <ref> Kaf HaChaim 132:16</ref> | |||
==Requirements for Kaddish== | ==Requirements for Kaddish== | ||
# One may only say Kaddish in a congregation of 10 men above the age of Bar Mitzvah.<ref>Kitzur S"A 15:1</ref> The person saying Kaddish is included in the minyan, meaning that there has to be 9 people listening to Kaddish besides for the one saying Kaddish. <ref>Kitzur S"A 15:7</ref> | # One may only say Kaddish in a congregation of 10 men above the age of Bar Mitzvah.<ref>Kitzur S"A 15:1</ref> The person saying Kaddish is included in the minyan, meaning that there has to be 9 people listening to Kaddish besides for the one saying Kaddish. <ref>Kitzur S"A 15:7</ref> | ||
