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

[Micha Berger]

On Mon, October 15, 2007 12:08 pm, R Arie Folger wrote:
: RMB wrote:
:> This is similar to the idea I was trying to convey when I lamented
:> about the large number of people who aspire to say Berikh Shemei but
:> are already unwinding for leining (or their bein gavra legavra
:> chat). People simply don't care.
:
: Eh... some people aspire NOT to say Berikh Shemi....

Exactly who I was thinking of when I phrased it that way.

Even among those who believe one is supposed to say it, in many shuls
they aren't anyway. And so how could someone following a minhag (or
sevarah-based pesaq) to intentionally not say Berikh Shemei be
considered poreish min hatzibbur in such shuls?

...
: May be LOR should also teach the ideas behind the various minhaggim
: and we should sometimes decide for some standard, even if it isn't
: Artscroll's.

My problem with saying "we follow ArtScroll" is just that; it means
that the rav was being arbitrary (we are stocked with AS siddurim,
so...) rather than following precedent or sevara. Personally, I am
more irritated by the lack of sevara, but I accept your
generalization.

SheTir'u baTov!
-micha

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