First of all, in biblical times there were no divisions – everybody was likely Sephardic. Secondly, we are all Jews. A topic like this is divisive. A thread that would EXPLAIN the differences in minhagim – without editorials – would be interesting and informative. So far, this thread seems to me to just be editorializing. Why don’t we continue this thread teaching each other the differences? There is a website called The Daily Halacha. Rabbi Mansour who runs the site is Sephardic. With each topic he selects, he gives both the Ashkenaz and Sephardic views (with references) – which means that you learn the different minhagim, and often, the reasons for the differences .
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