I've Always Wondered
Do We Always Say "Amen" at the End of a Berakhah? Originally published October 19-20, 2018.

The leader is repeating the Amidah, at the Fifth Berakhah, which contains “Modim Anahnu Lakh.” Just before “Modim,” the leader says, “Barukh Atah [Hashem], hamahazir shekhinato leTzion.” Do we say “amen” after that berakhah?  Or do we all say together “Modim Anahnu Lakh.”  Technically we should do both.  We say “amen” after a berakhah when […]

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