Minyan on Shabbat
Hello Rabbi, we have a youth group in the school on Shabbat and the behavior of the participants is very, very demeaning to the sanctity of the place, especially the talking (and loud) during the prayer and Torah reading, and the record speed of the Shatz and the Baal reading. So far, they have not been able to solve the problem. But now a new rabbi has arrived and he looks like a scholar, and when he saw the situation, he was very shocked and as a result he turned to the management and said that he would not continue like this, but that they would let him shorten the prayer (to pray standing together without repeating, to shorten the “Mi She Berechim” and even to shorten the Torah reading to a third) and make it slower and that he would also deliver a short and to the point Torah talk before the reading and of course there would be no talking during the prayer. It seems that his intention is that if he tells everyone to be quiet, it will not work. Therefore, he wants to shorten it to a shorter time so that people can stand it and at the same time pray with intention and that there will be a meaningful prayer. But I wanted to know what the rabbi’s opinion is on the matter. Is this permissible? Thank you.
Sorry for the late reply, I simply missed the question (Oren, our hardworking editor, brought it to my attention. Thanks to him).
To your question, I would be very happy to hear who this interesting rabbi is and where he is from (even in a personal email to me). May he be blessed with great strength in my name, and may his well-springs be restored beyond the grave. Hold him tight and don’t let him go. A rare man.
Hello, I forgot to write before, but this rabbi said he also wants to remove the haftarah for this purpose! Is that okay?
In principle, it is difficult to forgo the reading of the Hebraic Scriptures (which is now part of the law), but if the situation requires it, there is room for the Rabbi's discretion in the matter.
Although, according to the principle of the law, we can choose a suitable passage as we wish and read it (and we do not have to stick to the accepted order. It is just a custom), therefore it may be worth choosing a short passage from the Prophets and not eliminating it altogether.
I'm really interested in who it is and where. Can you send it to me via personal email? mikyab@gmail.com
Thank you
I asked the rabbi for permission to publish his name in it, and he said that for now he doesn't want his name to be published in it.
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