Two Mourners in a Minyan
Question
Sometimes in our community, two people come to the synagogue who need to pray before the amud, such as during the year of mourning or on a yahrzeit. Is it preferable for one to yield to the other, or is it better to split the minyan into two [provided there are enough worshippers for both]?
Answer
Shalom Rav
It is better for everyone to pray together, and for one of them to yield his right.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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