If a person enters the synagogue and finds the congregation already praying the Amidah, may they begin their own Amidah?
Synopsis
A latecomer to synagogue must assess whether they can complete the Amidah before key congregational responses. If they cannot finish before Kedushah, they should not begin.
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If a person entered after Kedushah has already passed, may they begin the Amidah, and until which point must they complete it?
4 opinions
If a person must begin the Amidah to juxtapose Geulah to Tefillah (or because time is passing) and the chazzan reaches Modim while the person is mid-blessing, should the person bow?
4 opinions
What is the status of Amen after 'HaEl HaKadosh' and 'Shome'a Tefillah' — are they treated like Kedushah and Kaddish for purposes of waiting before the Amidah?
4 opinions
What is the priority ranking among congregational responses (Kedushah, Kaddish/Yehe Shemeh Rabba, Modim, Barchu) when one cannot fulfill all of them?
3 opinions
If one begins the Amidah together with the chazzan, how should one synchronize when the chazzan reaches Kedushah?
4 opinions
When one begins the Amidah together with the chazzan, should one aim to recite Shome'a Tefillah and Modim simultaneously with the chazzan?
2 opinions
May an individual reciting the Amidah say Kedushah along with the congregation when the congregation is saying Kedushah d'Sidrah (U'va L'Tzion)?
2 opinions
May an individual reciting the Shacharit Amidah say Kedushah with the congregation if the congregation is saying Kedushah of Musaf (Keter/Ne'aritzcha)?
4 opinions
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If one finds the congregation already praying Shacharit Amidah before one has recited the Shema and its blessings, should one pray with the congregation immediately or first recite Shema and its blessings?
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