סימן כ סעיף יא

חִיּוּב עַל הָאָדָם לוֹמַר קְדֻשָּׁה עִם הַצִּבּוּר, וְגַם אָמֵן שֶׁלְּאַחַר הָאֵל הַקָּדוֹשׁ, וְשֶׁלְּאַחַר שׁוֹמֵעַ תְּפִלָּה, הוּא גַּם כֵּן חִיּוּב כְּמוֹ קְדֻשָּׁה. וְכֵן הַקַּדִּישִׁים שֶׁאוֹמֵר הַשְּׁלִיחַ צִבּוּר, חִיּוּב הוּא לַעֲנֹת עֲלֵיהֶם. וְכֵן בְּמוֹדִים הוּא חִיּוּב לִשְׂחֹת עִם הַצִּבּוּר. וְלָכֵן אִם נִתְאַחֵר לָבֹא לְבֵית הַכְּנֶסֶת, בְּאֹפֶן שֶׁאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לְהִתְפַּלֵּל עִם הַצִּבּוּר. וְהוּא מֻכְרָח לְהִתְפַּלֵּל בִּיחִידוּת, אִם אֵין הַשָּׁעָה עוֹבֶרֶת, צָרִיךְ לְהַשְׁגִּיחַ שֶׁלֹּא יִתְפַּלֵּל שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה, בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁיַּפְסִיד מִלַּעֲנֹת אֶחָד מִדְּבָרִים אֵלּוּ אֶלָּא יַמְתִּין עַד שֶׁיַּעֲנֶה, וְאַחַר כָּךְ יִתְפַּלֵּל שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה. אֲבָל אַל יַמְתִּין בֵּין גָּאַל יִשְֹרָאֵל לִתְפִלַּת שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה, דְּהָא צָרִיךְ לְהַסְמִיךְ גְּאֻלָּה לַתְפִלָּה, וְאָסוּר לְהַפְסִיק בֵּינֵיהֶם, אֶלָּא יַמְתִּין קוֹדֶם שִׁירָה חֲדָשָׁה (וע"ש סִימָן ס"ט סָעִיף ז').

It is incumbent upon every man to say Kedusha together with the congregation; and also the Amein which is said after [the berachah] Ha'el Hakadosh and after [the berachah] Shomea tefillah. These Ameins are obligations equivalent to Kedusha.¹⁹Actually there is an obligation to answer Amein after each berachah said by the chazzan (para 2, 3). These two berachos have the special status equal to Kedusha which everyone must join in answering. Even those not now praying with the minyan but happen to be present in the synagogue at the time, should answer Amein. Likewise it is obligatory to respond to the kaddeishim²⁰The plural of Kaddish. which the chazzan says.²¹I.e. to answer Amein and yehei shemei rabba. Also [when the chazzan says] Modim you are obligated to bow²²See above 18:11. together with the congregation. Therefore, if you were late in coming to the synagogue, having arrived too late to catch up and pray the Shemoneh Esrei together with the congregation and will perforce pray Shemoneh Esrei individually, if [by waiting still longer to start] the time for tefillah will not pass,²³E.g., Shacharis should not be prayed after one third of the day has passed. If by not starting to pray at once the time for that prayer will pass, you should start praying at once. you must be mindful not to begin praying Shemoneh Esrei at a time [which will cause you] to lose the opportunity of answering [Amein] to any of the above.²⁴The things mentioned above which have the status of Kedusha. Rather you should wait until you respond [Amein to them] and then start to pray Shemoneh Esrei. But, you should not wait between ga'al Yisrael²⁵The closing words of the berachah before the start of Shemoneh Esrei. and [the start of] Shemoneh Esrei, for you are required to connect "the Redemption"²⁶I.e. Ga’al Yisrael. to the Shemoneh Esrei, and it is forbidden to interrupt between them. But you should [rather] wait [silently] before [saying] Shirah Chadashah.

תנא דבי אליהו כל השונה הלכות בכל יום מובטח לו שהוא בן העולם הבא שנאמר הליכות עולם לו אל תקרי הליכות אלא הלכות (נדה ע"ג.)