<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 3:09 AM, Eli Turkel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eliturkel@gmail.com">eliturkel@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
AFAIK there is no obligation to read any of the other megilot.<br>
Shir Hashirim, Ruth, and Kohelet are just a minhag Ashkenaz.<br>
Eicha is a universal minhag, but still just a minhag. If you don't<br>
read it, it's no big deal. So how can you say "asher kidshanu<br>
bemitzvotav vetzivanu"? Who commanded you? Not the Torah and not<br>
Chazal.>><br>
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it is a makhloket rishonim if we say a beracha on a minhag<br>
for example on hallel on rosh chodesh. However, to my limited<br>
knowledge this applies only on to minhagim mentioned in the gemara.<br>
I don't think we ever say a beracha on a minhag that is not mentioned<br>
in the gemara.<br>
So I think that Zev is correct.<br>
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My question is the opposite. If one does read from a klaf why does<br>
the Gra say one should say a beracha.</blockquote><div><br>The answe is AIUI is that the GRA does NOT base himslef on MINHAG but on the authority of Maseches Soferim to which the GRA subscribes as obligatory - just like Bavli<br>
<br>-- <br>Kol Tuv / Best Regards,<br>RabbiRichWolpoe@Gmail.com<br>see: <a href="http://nishmablog.blogspot.com">http://nishmablog.blogspot.com</a> <br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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In other words what is the basis of the makhloket of whether to say<br>
a beracha when it is read from a klaf and why is a klaf important?<br>
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Eli Turkel<br>
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