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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Rabbi Nosson Adler and Nusach Ari

There are many various nuschaos for tefillah. The general rule is that one should always follow the nusach of that location, specifically with regards to the differing customs of Ashkenazim and Sefardim (עי' שו"ע או"ח סי' ס"ח ובמג"א שם. משנ"ב שם סק"ד).
However, many Poskim write that changing to nusach Ari is permitted, and to change from nusach Ari to anything else is not (עי' שו"ת מנחת אלעזר ח"א סי' י"א ובהנסמן שם).
In fact, it is related of Rabbi Nosson Adler (Rabbi and mekubal in Frankfurt, teacher of the Chasam Sofer) and of Rabbi Pinchas Horowitz (author of the "Hafla'ah) that they both respectively ascended to the amud as chazzan in an Ashkenazi Shul that davened nusach Ashkenaz and proceeded to daven in nusach Ari!
שו"ת חתם סופר חאו"ח סי' ט"ו

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