<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>The discussion regarding "All Ye Into The Melting Pot," "Minhogim Vs. Minhag Avos," "Minhogim Fads Vs. Mesorah," etc. </div><div>is fascinating and complex. As you can see by the wide divergence of opinions, it raises many questions. However, an insight </div><div>I gained from studying the various postings and opinions is that we have never been a monolithic religion. Hillel and Shammai </div><div>are examples of the differences. Throughout the gemara we see a wide divergence of opinions. I would say that the term </div><div>"Unity in Diversity" is an apt description of Torah and Judaism. We see this concept with the Arba'ah Banim <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 22px; "></span>as well as with </div><div>the Arba Minim. We have ten fingers and ten toes. If you were to examine the fingerprints and toe prints from just one person, </div><div>you would discover that each one was different from the other. Nevertheless, they are unified. Rather than criticize individual minhogim,</div><div>we should recognize the beauty and meaning in each. Because your minhog is different from mine, doesn't make it repulsive.</div><div>ri</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>