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From: robison@eosp1.UUCP (Tobias D. Robison)
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Subject: A Procedural problem, dealing with lack of a minyan
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Date: Sun, 1-Jul-84 22:13:33 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jul  1 22:13:33 1984
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References:

Here at Princeton we have, over the years, collected quite a lot of
lore about how to carry on services when there is no Minyan, or a
minyan that materializes late in the service.  This Shabbath we
experienced a situation that I cannot recall.  I would appreciate
comments.

We had finally given up hope of a tenth appearing,
and decided to read the Torah reading out loud from the Chumash,
and then say Musaf and complete the service without a minyan.
(I understand that this practice of reading from the Chumash is itself
controversial.  I have been told that it is stupid to have no Torah
reading in any form, and equally stupid to read in any public way
without a minyan.)

Anyway, our tenth arrived when we had read about 6/7 of the portion,
and we were not at all sure what we were entitled to do.  After much
indecision, we continued the service from Eyn Kamocha, and did a
full public torah reading with blessings, etc.

Comments (on the net or privately addressed) will be appreciated.
					- Toby Robison (not Robinson!)
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