[Avodah] Minhag Yisroel Mor on Rav Shachter and Masorah

[Richard Wolpoe]

>
> Nevertheless, we still assume that a centuries-old *halachic* position,
> accepted and observed universally by all of *Klal Yisroel*, does not lend
> itself to reversal. The tradition makes room for, and even encourages, *
> chiddush*, but not for *shinui* (see Nefesh Harav pg. 64). According to
> Rambam, the binding force of the Talmud is precisely due to the fact that it
> was universally accepted by all of *Klal Yisroel*.
>


#1  Arvis
OK one day Arivs is a reshus.  People do it.  Later it becomes a Minhag
Yisroel.

   1. At what time does it become normative
   2. is this conversion from optional to normative a Hiddush? A Shinuy?


#2 Birkas Kohanim
OK there are at least 3 positions on saying Birksa kohanim

   1. Every Day
   2. Every Yom Tov
   3. Every Yom Tov but NO on Shabbos

What is the Minhag Yisrael?  Well there is no such thing. There are at least
3 opinions of how to do it!
What is the Talmudic norm? It is a daily Mitzva!
Why don't we change this minhag to match the daily hiyyuv?  Apparently it
was tried and it failed.  hmmmm
re: #3 - deapite it being a minhag in manycongregations, RYBS has insisted
that it is a minhag ta'us and MSUT be changed. But Mah nafashach - HOW is it
that position #2 is any superior to position #3 anyway?  If Tradition trumps
text than #3 is as equally valid as #2. And if Text trumps tradition than #2
is just as flawed as #3.

FWIW, the reason given for no duchening on YT shechal beshabbos has to
with  mikvah and keri.  That is why this minhag of no duchening should not
apply to YK shechal beshabbos since tashmish hamitta is assur anyway .

Yizkor on Yom Tov
Bishlema Yizkor on YK has a validity - we NEED to daven for the neshamos of
the departed. But how come we degrade simchas YomTov by being mazkir
neshamos on YT?  The original Cause was nedavos called "matnas yad" While
Matnas Yad WAS done for the niftarim as well as for the Hayyim, there was no
concept of hazkaras Neshamos per se.  In fact Breuer's only added Yizkor
when it came to America.  Thus we see the OLD Tradition was NOT to say it.
Is this a Shinuy?


Bakashos on Shabbos and  Yom Tov
The Talmud teaches us NOT To have bakashos on Shabbos and Yom tov for
personal needs.  That is the reason for a shortened Amidah/  Yet the
prevalent minhag today is to say endless mishebeirachs for all kinds of
needs on Shabbos and Yom tov> Is this NOT a minhag Ta'us?  IN Yekke shuls a
choleh mishebeirach was ONLY said when a person was close to death's door.
Otherwise there was no exemption on Shabbos to say  choleh Mishebeirach.
How come Yekkes get this Halahc and Traditiona and most everyone else just
adds bakashos despite Talmudic prohibitions to do so?  is this not a shinuy?






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