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<font size=3>At 04:36 PM 10/17/2006, you wrote:<br>
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From: "Marty Bluke" <marty.bluke@gmail.com><br>
Subject: [Avodah] What is the source for the minhag of Chasidim to<br>
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The one source that I found is in the siddur of the Baal Hatanya where
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quotes it as a minhag vasikin. Anyone know of any other
sources/reasons?</font></blockquote><br><br>
Have a look at Chapter 30 of R. A. Ya'ari's sefer Toldos Chag Simchas
Torah (page 267). There you will see that due to a mistake in
transcription, people were under the impression that the ARI danced in
front of the Sifrei Torah on Shmini Atzeres night. However, he actually
danced on Motzoei SA after Maariv. <br><br>
It seems to me that this error in transcription is the "basis"
for what Chassidim do.<br><br>
BTW, for what it is worth, in most places in Germany there were no
HaKafos on Simchas Torah at night, only during the day. Indeed, I was
told that this was what was done in the German (Glen Ave and its downtown
predecessor) shul in Baltimore until Rav S. Schwab became the rov of the
shul and instituted HaKafos on ST at night. I was also told that there
were no HaKafos at night in KAJ before Rav Schwab came to Washington
Heights. He also instituted them at night on ST in KAJ. <br><br>
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<font size=3>Yitzchok Levine</font></body>
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