[Avodah] customs that no longer make sense

[Eli Turkel via Avodah]

This past shabbat I was in a Yemenite (Baladi) shul for a Bar Miztvah
(triplet boys)
Besides trying to understand the accent and an hour and 40 minute laining
after every
pasuk the targum of onkeles was said.

While this once had some purpose today the targum is a translation from a
language that the congregants understand to one they don't understand. Is
there any purpose in a custom which does the exact opposite of its original
intent?

-- 
Eli Turkel
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