THE BIG BANG
THE BIG BANG There is a מחלוקת between The רשב"א and the מהרש"ל, if the שמש may announce ( ראש חדש (יעלה ויבא between Kaddish and Shemoneh Esrai.(Maariv) The רשב"א allows and the מהרש" ל claims it is a הפסק. Poskim say this מחלוקה applies to all announcements. (ותן טל ומטר etc.) The 5 options does not include "The big bang" Some Poskim hold, The שמש should announce between Kaddish and the Shmoneh Esrai (1) “ ותן טל ומטר ”. Others minimize the הפסק by announcing only (2) “ טל ומטר" (no V’sain) Others reduce the הפסק to one word (3) “ שאלה “ There are others who hold like the מהרש"ל and no announcement is done before the Shmoneh Esrai. They make the שמש announce it (4) during his own Shmoneh Esrai, by saying ...