[Avodah] Berachos on Minhagim

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 09:54:46AM +1100, Rabbi Meir G. Rabi via Avodah wrote:
> R Micha proposes that this Minhag is protected by Poreitz Geder YN; but is
> it that important?
> PGYN is not something that can be applied willy nilly, it is determined by
> Chazal and one suspects we are no longer empowered to impose such sanctions.

Oh, sorry, it is not my proposal.

Invoking PGYN to someone who breaks away from minhag dates back to the ge'onim.
and a number of sefarim imvoke it often in this context, like the Rama (eg YD 115:2),
the Taz (ad loc), the MA (496:4, etc...), the Chavos Yair, the AhS, the Noda BiYhidah
(I YD 54:2), etc, etc, etc...

Its applocation to "asher qidishanu bemitzvosav" to say Hashem told us we
must maintain our minhagim is at least as old as the Behag.

> Furthermore, does this mean that Minhagim for which we do not make such a
> Berachah, are not protected with the same intensity, they are of a lower
> calibre?

According to the Brisker Rav, yes - in that minhagim that contain the matbea
of a mitzvah are superior.a

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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