What is the correct procedure for Bar'khu — does the prayer leader (chazzan) repeat 'Barukh Adonai ha-mevorach l'olam va'ed' after the congregation responds?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that after the congregation responds to Bar'khu, the chazzan repeats the response himself. The Rambam and Maharam of Rotenburg held the chazzan does not repeat it.
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