MHY: “There are more Jews in the USA now than were in Poland, Hungary or Russia. But we still look back to our roots in Europe nevertheless”
You missed MY point. I am challenging your assertion the the “roots” were in Germany. I mentioned Rashi and the dozens of Baalei Tosafos to prove that in the early part of the Rishonim from about 1050 on the majority of the talmidei chachomim and yeshivos were located in France NOT Germany. You claimed that 100 years earlier the primary roots were in Germany, but you did not mention a single name other then Rabbeinu Gershom to support your hypothesis. Actually, even Rabbeinu Gershom himself was originally from Metz, which is in France!!!
“””In Ashkenaz they kept the old minhogim better.”
Dream on.”
It is true, fact”
Your saying so does not make it a fact. Can you prove in any way that Yekkeske minhagim are more “authentic”??? I demonstrated in a different thread that the minhag of unmarried men wearing a talis is a relatively new innovation, the Maharil, Rokeach and Rosh, all Rishonim from Germany, write that the minhag was not to wear them. Also waiting 3 hours after meat has no basis in Halacha or minhag, in fact the German poskim over the centuries all write that the minhag was to wait 6 hours, including Rav Hirsch in Chorev.
“Incorrect. Not all minhogim all equal. There are different levels of minhogim and we have expressions among the poskim reflecting this, such as ???? ???????, ???? ??????, ??????? ???? ????, ????? ????”
Now you do it again. you are calling the minhagim of Lita and Poland minhag shtus. WATCH YOUR MOUTH!!!
“in Eretz Yisroel there is no one minhag hamokom due to the diverse population with multiple botei dinin”
I have already disproved this spurious allegation at length.