<div dir="ltr"><p style="padding:0px 0px 1em;margin:0px;outline:none;list-style:none;border:0px none;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:13px">A recent article in Hakirah discussed  Kol Nidre and the initial overwhelming rabbibic opposition to it being said. While no one knows for sure, I remember learning that it was almost demanded by amcha because of their having made coerced commitments to other religions which they wanted to disavow. Anyone have a source of any kind?</p><p style="padding:0px 0px 1em;margin:0px;outline:none;list-style:none;border:0px none;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:13px">I wonder how many practices that seem at odds with what the pure would demand are due to amcha insisting on them. A delicate dance between the people and the gedolim?</p><p style="padding:0px 0px 1em;margin:0px;outline:none;list-style:none;border:0px none;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:13px">bsorot tovot</p><p style="padding:0px 0px 1em;margin:0px;outline:none;list-style:none;border:0px none;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:13px">joel rich</p></div>