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# Preferably, the congregation should carefully choose a proper Shliach Tzibbur who is married, thirty years old, and the more he is learned and practices good deeds the better. <Ref> Rama 581:1 </ref> However, someone who is learned and Yireh Shamayim is preferred over someone who lacks these qualities but fits the requirements of being married and thirty years old. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 581:13 </ref> | # Preferably, the congregation should carefully choose a proper Shliach Tzibbur who is married, thirty years old, and the more he is learned and practices good deeds the better. <Ref> Rama 581:1 </ref> However, someone who is learned and Yireh Shamayim is preferred over someone who lacks these qualities but fits the requirements of being married and thirty years old. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 581:13 </ref> | ||
# In general factors that are important for a Shaliach Tzibbur include: free from sin, good reputation, humble, accepted by the congregation, has a good voice, and is familar with Tanach.<ref>Tur 53:1. Gemara Taanit 16a lists the following qualities for someone to be a proper Shaliach Tzibbur: a person who has children but doesn't have enough sustenance, free from sin, good reputation, works hard, humble, accepted by the congregation, good voice, is familiar with the text of Tanach, and learns Midrash, Halacha, and Aggada.</ref> | # In general factors that are important for a Shaliach Tzibbur include: free from sin, good reputation, humble, accepted by the congregation, has a good voice, and is familar with Tanach.<ref>Tur 53:1. Gemara Taanit 16a lists the following qualities for someone to be a proper Shaliach Tzibbur: a person who has children but doesn't have enough sustenance, free from sin, good reputation, works hard, humble, accepted by the congregation, good voice, is familiar with the text of Tanach, and learns Midrash, Halacha, and Aggada.</ref> | ||
# A sinner shouldn't be a shaliach tzibur even on occasion until he repents.<ref>The [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=44981&st=&pgnum=374 Mishpat Tzedek 2:75] writes that a wicked person (''rasha'') can not serve as a shaliach tzibur. He proves it from the fact that a sinner is disqualified as a shaliach tzibbur (Shulchan Aruch O.C. 53:4). Also the leniency of having a less than qualified shaliach tzibbur on occasion is only applicable to a teenager and not a wicked person unless he does teshuva. The Eliya Rabba 53: | # A sinner shouldn't be a shaliach tzibur even on occasion until he repents.<ref>The [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=44981&st=&pgnum=374 Mishpat Tzedek 2:75] writes that a wicked person (''rasha'') can not serve as a shaliach tzibur. He proves it from the fact that a sinner is disqualified as a shaliach tzibbur (Shulchan Aruch O.C. 53:4). Also the leniency of having a less than qualified shaliach tzibbur on occasion is only applicable to a teenager and not a wicked person unless he does teshuva. The Eliya Rabba 53:10ת Olot Tamid 53:7, and Pri Megadim M"Z 53:3 codify the Mishpat Tzedek. See Bach 128:20 who seems to apply the leniency of having a unqualified shaliach tzibur on occasion more generally than a teenager.</ref> | ||
# Sephardim should not serve as a Shaliach Tzibbur of an Ashkenazic congregation unless they agree to let him pray according to his minhag.<ref>Yabia Omer OC 6:10:8</ref> | # Sephardim should not serve as a Shaliach Tzibbur of an Ashkenazic congregation unless they agree to let him pray according to his minhag.<ref>Yabia Omer OC 6:10:8</ref> | ||
