[Avodah] The influence of Nusach Sefard on Nusach Ashkenaz

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' Richard Wolpoe asked:
> by what criteria did SOME minhag ashkenaz survive the
> assaults of Hassidism as well as the followers of the
> GRA and not otherwise?

There is as yet insufficient data for a meaningful answer.

Your question presumes that some minhagim will indeed survive. But the story is still being written.

Thirty years ago, how many non-chassidish boys looked like girls until their third birthday? Anyone want to guess how much this chassidization will advance in the *next* thirty years?

Akiva Miller
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