Order of Priority in Prayer Sections
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Question
Hello, A person who arrives at Shacharit at 'Hodu' and does not know how much he will manage before the chazzan says 'Yishtabach', must start according to priority and try to accomplish as much as possible. Is the following order correct?: 1. Baruch She'amar, 2. Ashrei, 3. Halleluka, 4. Vayevarech David, 5. Hodu. 6. Complete what remains if there is still time?
Answer
Hello
There are two aspects: the order of priority and the order of recitation.
The order of priority is as you wrote, but the order of recitation is not like that. For example, 'Hodu' is said before 'Ashrei', not after.
Therefore, the more correct definition is that someone who arrives late to prayer and has only minimal time should say only 'Baruch She'amar', 'Ashrei', and 'Yishtabach', and continue with 'Yotzer Or' as usual.
If there is a little more time, he should say the 'Halleluka' chapters before 'Yishtabach'. If he has more time, he should also say 'Vayevarech David' before 'Yishtabach', and if he has even more time, he should say 'Hodu' before 'Ashrei', and so on.