[Avodah] bracha on megilla

[Richard Wolpoe]

On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 3:09 AM, Eli Turkel <eliturkel at gmail.com> wrote:

> AFAIK there is no obligation to read any of the other megilot.
> Shir Hashirim, Ruth, and Kohelet are just a minhag Ashkenaz.
> Eicha is a universal minhag, but still just a minhag.  If you don't
> read it, it's no big deal.  So how can you say "asher kidshanu
> bemitzvotav vetzivanu"?  Who commanded you?  Not the Torah and not
> Chazal.>>
>
> it is a makhloket rishonim if we say a beracha on a minhag
> for example on hallel on rosh chodesh. However, to my limited
> knowledge this applies only on to minhagim mentioned in the gemara.
> I don't think we ever say a beracha on a minhag that is not mentioned
> in the gemara.
> So I think that Zev is correct.
>
> My question is the opposite. If one does read from a klaf why does
> the Gra say one should say a beracha.


The answe is AIUI is that the GRA does NOT base himslef on MINHAG but on the
authority of Maseches Soferim to which the GRA subscribes as obligatory -
just like Bavli

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>
> In other words what is the basis of the makhloket of whether to say
> a beracha when it is read from a klaf and why is a klaf important?
>
> --
> Eli Turkel
>



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