When the cantor (shaliach tzibbur) repeats the Amidah aloud, must he first say 'Hashem Sefatai Tiftach'?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules the cantor returns and says 'Hashem Sefatai' before the loud repetition of the Eighteen Blessings. The Magen Avraham specifies it should be said quietly (b'lachash). There is a question whether forgetting it constitutes a fundamental deficiency in the prayer.
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