[Avodah] "Ancient" Minhagim

[D&E-H Bannett]

Re:  <<OTOH there are other minhaggim which have not aroused 
protest.  The
Kabblists of Tsefat started the Minhag of Kabbals Shabbos, 
but I am unware
of any siginificant protest.  I AM awre that some communites 
did not
institute Kabbals Shabbos until relatively recently, but I 
am not aware of
any serious oppostion to its imposition.>>

You seem to be unaware or have forgotten that, in the first 
years, there were places where they did not permit the 
saying of Kabbalat Shabbat in the synagogue and those 
interested, came early to say it in a side room. Later, in 
shuls with a professional chazan, it was permitted in the 
shul but, because it is not part of the normative davening, 
it was not said by the chazan and not from the amud of the 
chazan.

But, to this day, there is still an obvious objection, 
although not usually seen as such.  In many Ashkenazi shuls, 
Kabbalat Shabbat is still said from the bima and the ba'al 
tefila moves to the chazan's amud afterwards for ma'ariv.


David