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# 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> | # 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> | ||
# Although saying Kaddish and prayers in the merit of one's parents, the primary merit for parents is that a child follows in the just and proper way.<ref>Kitzur S"A 27:22</reF> | # Although saying Kaddish and prayers in the merit of one's parents, the primary merit for parents is that a child follows in the just and proper way.<ref>Kitzur S"A 27:22</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, Kitzur S"A of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 12, laws of kaddish, seif 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> | ||
# If one canot find ten men, it is permissible to use one katan, 9 or 10 years old, who has reached the age of chinuch, for it is better than completely nullifying kaddish. <ref> Kitzur S"A of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 12, laws of kaddish, seif 1 </ref> | |||
# If there is up to four people in the minyan saying Shemona Esreh and will not be able to answer Kaddish, nonetheless, one may say Kaddish because there is a majority of the minyan who can answer.<ref>Kitzur S"A 15:7</ref> | # If there is up to four people in the minyan saying Shemona Esreh and will not be able to answer Kaddish, nonetheless, one may say Kaddish because there is a majority of the minyan who can answer.<ref>Kitzur S"A 15:7</ref> | ||
==When Kaddish may be said== | ==When Kaddish may be said== | ||
# If there's no minyan when the congregation reaches the end of Pesukei DeZimrah, they should wait for a minyan prior to saying Yishtabach because if they say Yishtabach and only get a minyan afterwards they shouldn't say Kaddish until they first say some pesukim.<ref>Kitzur S"A 15:1</ref> | # If there's no minyan when the congregation reaches the end of Pesukei DeZimrah, they should wait for a minyan prior to saying Yishtabach because if they say Yishtabach and only get a minyan afterwards they shouldn't say Kaddish until they first say some pesukim.<ref>Kitzur S"A 15:1</ref> | ||
==Proper practices of the congregation during Kaddish== | ==Proper practices of the congregation during Kaddish== | ||
# The congregants should listen carefully and answer the appropriate responses with kavana. <ref>Kitzur S"A 15:5</ref> | # The congregants should listen carefully and answer the appropriate responses with kavana. <ref>Kitzur S"A 15:5</ref> | ||
# Anyone who answers "Amen Yehey Sheme Rabba..." with all of his strength and kavana any heavenly bad decree against him is ripped up.<ref>Kitzur S"A 15:5</ref> | # Anyone who answers "Amen Yehey Sheme Rabba..." with all of his strength and kavana any heavenly bad decree against him is ripped up.<ref>Kitzur S"A 15:5</ref> | ||
# Just like of does not walk in front of one who is praying, so too one should not walk in fron of someone who is reciting kaddish. <ref> Kitzur S"A of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 12, laws of kaddish, seif 2 </ref> | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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