[Avodah] Minhag Avos and Sephardim

[rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com]

Several Sephardic rabbis have told me point blank that while Talmud
has several referneces to minhag hamaqom there is no talmudic basis for
minhag avos.

I pointed to the case of Rabbi Yochanan about going to market and
friday and his citation of al titosh toras imecha. I also pointed to
the statement re: perpetuating YT sheini "minhag avoseichem beedeichem."

I also questioned the logic. If Sephardim subscribe to no minhag avos
that would imply that following 1492 there were no more Sephardim born?
Also minhag EY at time of GRA could not have been Sepharidc since all
Spanish natives were long gone. Similar argument for America circa 1654.

Any help with source particularly any Sephardic sources on topic would
be of help.

KT
RRW
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