[Avodah] Changing Havarah

[Michael Kopinsky]

The difference is that I changed havara in an attempt to revert to the
havara used way back when, as best approximated by the that used by my
ancestors in Lita, or at least how I think havara would have naturally
developed if it weren't artificially arrested or pushed in another
direction.  They on the other hand, changed for "solidarity with
Israel", hardly a halachic justification to change anything.  (Also,
the Israeli decision that they were in solidarity with was, from what
I hear, hardly a halachic decision either.  Apparently a lot of the
motivation was to move away from a Galus havara, and was instituted by
secular politicians, not rabbanim.  But don't take my word on this,
it's entirely hearsay.)

As for the minhag being unchangable once it's set, that does not apply
for a minhag ta'us.