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

[Arie Folger]

RMP wrote:
> (Re this thread, I would like to explore ROY's apparent position [if I
> understood RKB correctly and he quoted ROY fully] that a "superior nusach"
> overrides the established nusach/minhag of a maqom.  Was he assuming a shul
> which didn't have a minhag hamaqom; does he discount or not agree that "lo
> sisgod'du" mandates against creating agudos by publicly splitting from
> minhag hamaqom; or is something else going on?  Thanks.)

The following is based on a story I recall, while not recalling the source. As 
human memory is fallible, please consider the following with some skepticism.

ROY believes that the whole world should use nussa'h 'edot hamizra'h. There is 
a story about how he was visiting at Lincoln Square and wanted to be Shatz. 
The rabbi (I don't recall if it was RRiskin or RAMintz) pointed out that he 
should follow the local minhag. After not giving any indication to the 
contrary, he proceeded to do the entire service according to nuss'ah 'edot 
hamizra'h. When confronted after davening, eh, tefillah, he told the rabbi 
that he followed the local monhag that they should have been following all 
along.

Sorry, but I can't recall the source of the story.
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