Should one answer Amen after 'Ga'al Yisrael' (the blessing of Redemption before the Amidah)?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules one does not answer Amen after Ga'al Yisrael because it constitutes an interruption between Redemption and the Amidah. The Rema rules that the custom is to answer Amen after the chazan (but not when praying alone). This dispute is unresolved between Sephardi and Ashkenazi practice.
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