Minchah, the rabbi came late
After over five years of giving the Shabbos Goy a royal song and dance if he came a minute late to fetch the rabbi for Minchah (Afternoon Service) on Shabbat/Sabbath, the rabbi was forced to deal with the Shabbos Goy's absence yesterday. Lo and behold, he suddenly discovered that there is a way for him to get out of his building without triggering an electrical device, and showed up--10 minutes late--wearing his keys around his neck, as I do. Those of us congregants who understood the halachic significance of this act were hard-pressed to refrain from rolling our eyes.
posted by Shira Salamone at 7:30 PM
2 Comments:
Why did the Rabbi need to be "fetched" for minchah? Does minchah require the Rabbi?
Technically, one doesn't need a clergyperson to lead a service, but the minhag (custom) in our synagogue is that both the rabbi and cantor participate in the Minchah minyan, both on general principles and because they help make a minyan. (Morning services generally attract about 20-30 people, but we're lucky to get a minyan in the afternoon, even with the rabbi and cantor). In recent years, my husband has generally led Minchah, and the cantor usually leads Maariv/Arvit (Evening Service).
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