Meanings
- JudaismuncountableAn inconvenience to the congregation.
The concept is that having got a minyan together for Minchah we don't expect them to go away and come back later (Tirchah detziburah) for Maariv.
2007 November 15, mos...@mm.huji.ac.il, “No Brakha on Someone Else's Talit?”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)2 more examples
The last several weeks has seen Sephardi Haftaras being much shorter than the Ashkenazi one. What would be wrong with an Ashkenazi shul adopting the Sephardi Haftaras as a measure to cut down on Tircha D'Tzibura?
2002 October 28, Raphael, “The liturgy of Orthodox Judaism”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)Should the Sheliaḥ Tzibbbur pray slowly, including many songs in order to help the congregation achieve Kavanah or shorten the service in order to avoid tirḥa d'tzibbura?
2024, David Golinkin, “Should the cantor pray slowly or shorten the service?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 3
Origin
- Aramaicטִרְחָא דְּצִבּוּרָא
- Englishtircha d'tzibura
Borrowed from Aramaic טִרְחָא דְּצִבּוּרָא.
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