[Mesorah] Davening: Pesach vs. Hag Hammatzos

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

Rav Teitz wrote:

<<< Don't you think there is a difference on the one hand between a GRA changing the placement of the works of a paytan, or the TaZ changing the placement of the work of a paytan, because they felt there was a problem al pi din (hefseik) with the paytanim's placement, and on the other hand a ba'al dikduk changing the words of Anshei K'nesses Hag'dola because the ba'al dikduk thoughtr he knew better?  >>>

Yes, but my understanding is that the GRA made wording changes too.

Among the more famous ones was in Birkas Hamazon, where he preferred the Lashon Tanach of "Boneh Yerushalayim" over the traditional "Boneh B'rachamav Yerushalayim."

(I used the word "traditional" because I have no idea whether the Anshei Kneses Hagdola formulated only the subject matter of this bracha, or the exact wording as well.)

Akiva Miller

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