Dear Readers, <br>There is a lot of confusion between various customs re: the High Holidays. One of the best sources adressing the contrast betwee nthe German Minhag and the so-called "polish" Minhag is Daniel Goldschmidt's Yamim Nora'im Machazorim
<br><br>Caveat: I myself owned these tomes for year w/o realizing their significance until I started davening in a shul that was Roedelheim based.<br><br>If I could, I would require rabbinical students [and others] to spend time in various communities in order to better appreciate each nusach. This is analogous to understanding English better by studying French/Spanish/German etc.
<br clear="all"> <br>If you look at the Minhaggim of RYDS as outlined in the new editions of the Mahcazor Masores Harav, you can trace many of these minhaggim to earlier sources. I would venture a guess that well over 50% are attributable to either the Gra or the Ba'al Hatanya's Siddur.
<br>I found that about 5-10% were compatible with Heidenheim et. al.<br><br>By the time of the Rema, the concept of a LONG selichos on Erev Yom Kippur is apparently considered rare. nevertheless, it is still preserved in the Heidenheim Selichos and still practiced at Breuer's.
<br><br>For some reason, My old shul [Cong. Ohav Sholaum] we used the Roedleheim Selichos but trimmed it down on Erev Yom Kippur. This was considered highly unusual. I don't know the origin of that custom.<br><br>Gmar Tov
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