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[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 09:39:28PM -0400, Moshe Y. Gluck wrote:
: I think that one of the reasons people like R' YL are uncomfortable with the
: new minhagim is not so much because they are new minhagim - as I'm sure
: he'll agree, and like R' MB said earlier, minhagim changed before and will
: change again. But the sheer volume of change makes it seem like there's a
: qualitative difference between the changes now and earlier changes...

Which is why I'm comparing current events to other periods where
communities converged and eventually new ones emerged. Such as the Ashk
and Seph creation events. Or the expulsion from Spain, and the consequent
rise of Qabbalah-inspited minhagim among many of their Qehillos.

Add to that rare change in lifestyle the pace telecommunications allows
change to occur.

I don't see the pace of change to be startling, inexplicable from within
the system, or problematic. It might bruise my sense of notalgia, but
that's not a particularly strong argument against. (Although in many
mitzvos, nostalgia is a major issue. Much of the power of tefillah during
Yamim Noraim or of the seder is the tie to childhood memories.)

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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