[Avodah] Ashkenazi minhag

[Aryeh Herzig]

On the first day of Chol HaMoed, I davened in Yeshiva Shaarei Yosher in Boro
Park because of an urgent matter I had to discuss with Rabbi Rosenblum, the
Rosh Yeshiva.

I arrived a bit late for Shachris and, to my surprise, I found about a
minyan spread around the Bais Medrash and twice as many men - including the
Rosh Yeshiva himself - were crowded behind a curtain.

Then I noticed that those sitting comfortably in most of the Beis Medrash
were wearing Tfillin.  Those stuffed behind the curtain were not wearing
Tfillin (I squeezed myself in there, as well).

The majority (including the revered Rosh Yeshiva) were deviating from the
Minhag haMokom and were "ousted".

At Hallel, Tefillin were removed as well as the Mechitza.

Aryeh Herzig
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