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==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, 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> | # 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 | # If one cannot 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> | ||
# If one began Kaddish with 10 men and one left, one may nonetheless finish kaddish. <ref> Kitzur S"A of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 12, laws of kaddish, seif 7 </ref> | # If one began Kaddish with 10 men and one left, one may nonetheless finish kaddish. <ref> Kitzur S"A of Rav Rephael Baruch Toledano, siman 12, laws of kaddish, seif 7 </ref> | ||
