[Avodah] How much Conformity to local Nusach/Mihag is required for Shatz and for the

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Re: How much Conformity to local Nusach/Mihag is required for Shatz and for  
the Private Worshiper?



From: R' Ken Bloom:

>>R' Ovadia does not allow a sepharadi  to serve as the shaliach tzibbur
at an ashkenazi shul, because l'chatchilah a  sepharadi should not daven
nusach ashkenaz because the sepharadi nusach is  kabbalistically
superior. <<
 
>>>>>
This reminds me of a similar shailah I've heard asked on more than one  
occasion:  Is a person allowed to change his nusach from Nusach Ashkenaz to  Nusach 
Sefard (chassidish) or vice versa?
 
Lubavitchers posken that you can change from Nusach Ashkenaz to Nusach Ari  
(but not vice versa) because Nusach Ari is kabbalistically superior.  You  can 
go up in nusach but not go down.
 
Litvaks posken that you can change from Nusach Sfard to Nusach Ashkenaz  (but 
not vice versa) because Nusach Ashkenaz was the original, true nusach from  
which the chassidim deviated, so you would just be going back to the nusach of  
your greatgrandfather, which is always preferable.




--Toby  Katz
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