My logic, Shacharit on the yamim noraim is like אל אדון while mussaf is hallel. The gabbai didn't get it. So the NF continued --- at אל אדון the shul is only 60% full, no one is awake yet and no is in the mood to sing so the chazzan has a lot of work to do. In contrast, by הלל, the shul is 95% full and as long as you sing something normal, it is very easy to get the crowd going.
Monday, September 5, 2016
The difference between davening Shacharit and Mussaf on R"h and Y"k
After leading Musaf on 2nd Day R"h last year in the main minyan, the gabbaim have rotated the NF to Shacharit Y"k. While the NF doesn't really mind, other baalei tefilla really don't like doing a shacharit and much prefer mussaf. The NF, who led shacharit this past Shabbat-Rosh Chodesh, tried to explain why to one of the gabbaim ---
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2 comments:
Just discovered your blog! Love your comedic timing, and your way with words. Gmar Chatima Tova from Toronto!
YK shacharit is a struggle because no one knows the words so you sing everything by yourself. Halfway through Imru lelokim I've had enough
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