How far into the Kaddish should the congregation respond — through 'l'almei almaya' only, through 'Yitbarakh', or through 'da'amiram b'alma'?
Synopsis
There is a three-way dispute: the Mechaber rules responding only through 'l'almei almaya' is erroneous and one must continue through 'Yitbarakh'; the Beit Yosef and Zohar tradition support through 'Yitbarakh'; the Geonim, Rambam, GRA, and Magen Avraham argue the response should end at 'l'almei almaya' (28 words/letters), relying on the principle that the chazzan's recitation thereafter covers the congregation via shomea k'oneh.
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