Joining A Minyan From An Adjacent Room

Halacha Moment
May 28
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The Daily Halacha Moment - Joining A Minyan From An Adjacent Room

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Question:

Can one join a minyan from an adjacent room?

Answer:

If there is a minyan of 10 men in one room, and someone is davening in an adjacent room, he may still answer Kaddish, Kedusha, and Barchu, and according to many poskim, his tefillah is considered Tefillah B’tzibbur — as long as he can hear the congregation. This applies even though he could not be counted among the initial ten required to form the minyan [1]. However, many other authorities disagree, holding that it is not considered Tefillah B’tzibbur unless the person is physically present in the same room and able to be part of the actual minyan [2].

When it comes to connecting two rooms, if there is a larger room and a smaller room that is completely open to the larger one, and the majority of the minyan is in the larger room, then the spaces are considered one unified minyan. However, if the majority of the minyan is in the smaller room, the rooms do not combine to form a valid minyan [3].

Sources:

[1]. The Chazon Ish (cited in Orchot Rabbenu v.3, p.208), along with the Aruch HaShulchan (55:23) and Shraga HaMeir (8:77:6), holds that someone in a nearby room who can hear the minyan is considered to be davening Tefillah B’tzibbur. The Meiri (Pesachim 85b) supports this view.

[2]. Chayeh Adam 30:1, Mishnah Berurah 55:52; Mishnah Berurah 55:28 citing Radvaz.

[3]. Gemara Eruvin 92b. Tosfot 92b s.v. "Tisha" explains that the gemara is relevant to joining together for a minyan. Shulchan Aruch O.C. 55:16 quotes this gemara as the halacha.

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