Q&A: Is Ma'ariv Obligatory?
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Is Ma'ariv Obligatory?
Question
Dear Rabbi, hello,
does the custom of the Ma'ariv prayer obligate one?
Thank you
Answer
It is binding as a custom. True, the halakhic decisors wrote that nowadays it has become actual law, but I never understood that statement.
Discussion on Answer
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Can an individual person cancel a custom?
No. That is the meaning of the binding force of a custom.
Can an individual person cancel a custom? Is it possible to cancel it?