[Avodah] Starting Shacharis early the day after Yom Kippur

[Marty Bluke]

The acharonim (see the Mateh Efraim and Aruch Hashulchan at the end of Siman
624) bring down a minhag to get up early to daven the day after Yom Kippur
so the Satan will not be able to complain.

Somehow this has turned into a minhag to start davening 5 minutes earlier in
parts of Israel. The 6:30 minyan starts at 6:25 the 7:00 minyan starts at
6:55 and even the 8:00 minyan starts at 7:55.

IMHO I don't see how this is mekayem the minhag at all. There is no way that
going 5 minutes early to an 8:00 minyan is called mashkimim. This is just
another instance where the spirit of the minhag is completely ignored for a
doubtful mechanical kiyum.

Does anyone else have this minhag in their neighborhood to start davening 5
minutes earlier today?
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