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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Man and Superman (1903) "Maxims for Revolutionists"
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| What authorizes a Rabbi to make a decision to use a nusah? Don't we need the Sanhedrin? |
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| Thursday, 18 December 2008 14:16 |
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What authorizes a Rabbi to make a decision to use a nusah? Don't we need the Sanhedrin? Answer Hazal never state precisely which words one must utter from beginning to end. This is true of Birkath haMazon, Tefilath Shemone ‘Esre, Birkoth Kriyath Shema etc. There are many clear proofs of this fact which I omit here. The statements of the Hakhamim indicate that one must mention certain ideas in certain berakhoth, or that one must end (the hathima) must consist of certain words (see TB Berakhoth 48b-49a); otherwise, the overall text of the berakoth are a matter of personal choice and preference, which are a function of one’s command of Hebrew, knowledge of pesukim etc. |
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