Kaddish after slichos without a minyan
Question
I say slichos in a minyan (quorum) of exactly ten people. Sometimes one of the participants leaves before we finish saying slichos. If this happens, can we still say kaddish after slichos?
Answer
Dear …
Yes, if there were ten people at the time you said slichos, even if at some point some of them left, you should still say kaddish at the end.
And the same rule applies to other public prayers. Even if some of the ten participants have left, the remaining participants should finish the prayer and say kaddish tiskabel at the end.
Source
Shulchan Oruch, part Orach Chaim, ch. 55, §§2-3; Mishna Berurah, ch. 581, subsection 2
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