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Can one pray with a minyan by telephone?

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Question

I have 2 questions. Regarding a minyan of 10. If there are 9 people, and one responds by telephone, is the minyan valid and can they complete it and pray together?

And can one pray with a minyan by telephone?

Thank you and have a good day.

Answer

Greetings,

One cannot count a tenth person for a minyan by telephone, because there must be ten people in one place (see Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 55:13).

However, if there are ten people praying in one place, additional people may answer to Kaddish and Kedushah by telephone. But in matters for which one fulfills his obligation through the principle of shomea k'oneh, such as reading the Megillah, one cannot fulfill the obligation (see Yechaveh Da'at, part 2, siman 68).

With blessings,

Hillel Meirs


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