Should one recite the Yotzer and Maariv Aravim blessings along with the prayer leader, or rely on hearing from the prayer leader?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules these blessings should be said along with the prayer leader at a measured pace. The Rema adds that if one only heard and did not recite, one has fulfilled the obligation — but one cannot fulfill via the chazan with fewer than ten present.
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