Is one obligated to run or make effort to hear Kaddish?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules one should strive (l'hishtadel) to run in order to hear Kaddish, indicating it is a significant mitzvah. The Mishnah Berurah notes that responding to Yehei Shemeih Rabba is a greater mitzvah even than Kedushah.
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