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When recited in the synagogue, both Shacharit and Mincha (the morning and afternoon prayer services) include the amidah prayer, first recited by each individual congregant, and then followed by an out-loud repetition by the chazzan.
This tradition has its source in the last Mishnah in Masechet Rosh HaShanah (33b) where the Mishnah teaches that both the individual and the chazzan are obligated to recite the prayer. Rabban Gamliel argues that the community can listen to the recitation of the chazzan, who represents the community (his title, in fact, is shaliach tzibbur – the congregation’s messenger), and fulfill their obligation without reciting it themselves.
We review the qualifications of the Shaliach Tzibur from a halachic standard and also Rebbe Nachman's dazzling metaphor of his role in gathering the ""good points" of each community member and placing on a stave whereby he sings their souls.