Kaddish De-Rabbanan in the Middle of Pesukei Dezimra
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Question
If Pesukei Dezimra was started without ten people praying, and the tenth person arrives in the middle of Pesukei Dezimra, can Kaddish De-Rabbanan be recited in the middle of Pesukei Dezimra?
Answer
One should not recite Kaddish after Baruch She'amar, as it is the beginning of the blessing that concludes with Yishtabach, and it is forbidden to interrupt in the middle of this blessing. Only if one hears Kaddish does one interrupt to respond 'Amen', but one should not initially interrupt for the purpose of reciting Kaddish. In the Sephardic rite, where Hodu is recited before Baruch She'amar, one may interrupt for Kaddish in Hodu. According to the opinion of our teacher, the Rabbi, Ashkenazim may start from Hodu to wait for ten to arrive before Baruch She'amar.
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