[Avodah] How Many Kolot

[Jonathan Baker]

Zev's and my mutual friend emailed me about the "how many kolot" question,
which led to a lot of interesting learning this morning.

The results are summarized in my blog, with sources.

In short, "old Ashkenazi minhag" isn't just 60, it can also be 40, 42 or
70.  100 only became "almost universal" in the 20th century, but Breuers
still does 70.

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