<blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote"><font face="Arial">Nevertheless, we still assume that a centuries-old <i>halachic</i> position, accepted and observed universally by all of
<i>Klal Yisroel</i>, does not lend itself to reversal. The tradition makes room for, and even encourages, <i><u>chiddush</u></i>, but not for <i><u>shinui</u></i>
(see Nefesh Harav pg. 64). According to Rambam, the binding force of
the Talmud is precisely due to the fact that it was universally
accepted by all of <i>Klal Yisroel</i>.</font><br clear="all"></blockquote><br><br><div style="text-align: center;">#1 Arvis<br></div>OK one day Arivs is a reshus. People do it. Later it becomes a Minhag Yisroel. <br>
<ol><li>At what time does it become normative</li><li>is this conversion from optional to normative a Hiddush? A Shinuy?<br></li></ol><br><div style="text-align: center;">#2 Birkas Kohanim<br></div>OK there are at least 3 positions on saying Birksa kohanim
<br><ol><li>Every Day</li><li>Every Yom Tov</li><li>Every Yom Tov but NO on Shabbos</li></ol>What is the Minhag Yisrael? Well there is no such thing. There are at least 3 opinions of how to do it!<br>What is the Talmudic norm? It is a daily Mitzva!
<br>Why don't we change this minhag to match the daily hiyyuv? Apparently it was tried and it failed. hmmmm<br>re: #3 - deapite it being a minhag in manycongregations, RYBS has insisted that it is a minhag ta'us and MSUT be changed. But Mah nafashach - HOW is it that position #2 is any superior to position #3 anyway? If Tradition trumps text than #3 is as equally valid as #2. And if Text trumps tradition than #2 is just as flawed as #3.
<br><br>FWIW, the reason given for no duchening on YT shechal beshabbos has to with mikvah and keri. That is why this minhag of no duchening should not apply to YK shechal beshabbos since tashmish hamitta is assur anyway .
<br><br><div style="text-align: center;">Yizkor on Yom Tov<br><div style="text-align: left;">Bishlema Yizkor on YK has a validity - we NEED to daven for the neshamos of the departed. But how come we degrade simchas YomTov by being mazkir neshamos on YT? The original Cause was nedavos called "matnas yad" While Matnas Yad WAS done for the niftarim as well as for the Hayyim, there was no concept of hazkaras Neshamos per se. In fact Breuer's only added Yizkor when it came to America. Thus we see the OLD Tradition was NOT to say it. Is this a Shinuy?
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<div style="text-align: center;">Bakashos on Shabbos and Yom Tov<br><div style="text-align: left;">The Talmud teaches us NOT To have bakashos on Shabbos and Yom tov for personal needs. That is the reason for a shortened Amidah/ Yet the prevalent minhag today is to say endless mishebeirachs for all kinds of needs on Shabbos and Yom tov> Is this NOT a minhag Ta'us? IN Yekke shuls a choleh mishebeirach was ONLY said when a person was close to death's door. Otherwise there was no exemption on Shabbos to say choleh Mishebeirach. How come Yekkes get this Halahc and Traditiona and most everyone else just adds bakashos despite Talmudic prohibitions to do so? is this not a shinuy?
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