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

[Arie Folger]

RTK wrote:
> > 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.

RKBloom replied:
> Presumably, one cannot do this if they are actually sepharadi, davening
> in the nusach of the sepharadim.

Actually, that is only partially correct. At the core the question is how to 
relate towards innovations made in the name of RYLuria. Those who regard him 
as the sole kabbalistic authority, the be all end all, second but to Mosheh 
Rabbenu, will say that changes are only allowed in the direction of his 
presumed nussa'h. Others will argue that the original nussa'h was as good or 
better.

Now it just happens that there are more "original nuss'ah" types among 
Ashkenazim than Sefardim. However, the effect can (and probably does) exist 
among Sefardim, too.

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