Raising the voice of the responder above the voice of the one blessing in "Amen Yehei Shmei Rabbah"
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Question
Is the rule that one should not raise their voice above the one blessing also applicable to "Amen Yehei Shmei Rabbah"?
Answer
This rule does not apply to "Amen Yehei Shmei Rabbah," and even the "Amen" of "Yehei Shmei Rabbah" should be answered with full force.
Source
It is stated in the Gemara [Shabbat 119:] "Anyone who answers 'Amen Yehei Shmei Rabbah' with all their might, etc.," and Tosafot explains that 'with all their might' means literally with all their might. There is a doubt whether one should answer 'Yehei Shmei Rabbah' with all their might, but when answering the 'Amen' before it, not to raise their voice above the one blessing [since this rule is not only said for the 'Amen' of a blessing but also for the 'Amen' of Kaddish, see PMG, Siman 56, Mishbetzot Zahav 1], or the 'Amen' of 'Yehei Shmei Rabbah' is different from all other 'Amens,' and in this, one does answer with all their might, and the halacha is as in the Siddur of R"Y bar Yakar as mentioned above. Azmera Leshimcha (83)
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