Responding to Kedusha during Kaddish
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Question
If someone hears Kaddish in their minyan and Kedusha from another minyan, should they respond to Kedusha during the Kaddish?
Answer
One should not respond to Kedusha during Kaddish, as Kaddish is more important and stringent than Kedusha. After 'da amiran b'alma', one should respond to Kedusha.
Source
Mishnah Berurah, Siman 56
"Yesh"r is preferable to Kedusha and Modim, therefore in large congregations in the Azarah where there are several minyanim, when they hear both simultaneously, they respond Yesh"r, etc. It is forbidden to interrupt during Yesh"r when hearing Kedusha, and vice versa, this requires study [Ch"A]:"
And since it is written that during Kaddish one must listen to the chazan and focus on the words, it seems that one should not respond to Kedusha while hearing Kaddish until 'da amiran b'alma', but afterwards it is customary as explained in Mishnah Berurah, Siman 66, S"K 17.
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