Q&A: Ashkenazi Pronunciation
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Ashkenazi Pronunciation
Question
Is Ashkenazi pronunciation a binding inherited tradition for Ashkenazic Jews?
Answer
It seems to me that Rabbi Uziel and Rabbi Kook disagreed about this in Rabbi Kook’s approbation to his responsa. In my view, reality itself shows that this is not binding. Just as Ashkenazi pronunciation came into being at some stage, so Israeli pronunciation came into being at another stage. This one is no more sacred than that one.