<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">as far as i can tell , this minhag is
only held in hassidic communities. i think it is universally not
practiced in any sefardic or OU/YU/YI community.
i wonder if in any litvish mossad they curtail learning
. and is it different in israel than chu''l . if anyone knows
of a non-hassidic community that is noheig this practice please
let me know <br>
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