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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>From: "Prof. Levine" <A href="mailto:Larry.Levine@stevens.edu">Larry.Levine@stevens.edu</A><BR><BR>>>
I believe the Reb Moshe has a teshuva in which he says that one can <BR>switch
from Nusach Sefard ... to Ashkenaz, because virtually <BR>everyone in
Europe davened Ashkenaz originally until the advent of <BR>Chassidus. I am
not sure, but I doubt that he would approve of <BR>someone who davens Ashkenaz
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<DIV>This comes up at least once a year on Avodah so I will write my annual
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<DIV>Lithuanian poskim say that you can switch from Nusach Sfard to Nusach
Ashkenaz (but not vice versa) because Nusach Ashkenaz was the original
nusach that Nusach Sfard broke away from, so people can and should go back to
the nusach of their great-grandfathers.</DIV>
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<DIV>Chassidim say that you can switch from Nusach Ashkenaz to Nusach Sfard (but
not vice versa) because Nusach Sfard is a higher, better, holier nusach.</DIV>
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<DIV>So the bottom line is whether you're a Litvak or a chossid, everyone
else can change to your nusach but you can't change to theirs.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><B>--Toby Katz<BR>==========<BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"></B>--------------------</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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