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

[Zev Sero]

T613K at aol.com wrote:

> 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.

Actually, from Ashkenaz to Sfard, and from Sfard to Ari.  (This is all
within the range of nuschaot available in NE Europe 100 years ago, so
Nusach Sefaradi isn't ranked, and nor are other nuschaot such as
Italian, Romaniote, Baladi, etc.)

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