This was mentioned today in shul, as one of our members is from the USA where the Eastern customs are apparently more prevalent, and we (UK) are generally Western.
The only reason it was notable was that this person read some of the prayers at the Bimah but with a completely different cadence to our normal way of saying things. It wasn’t a problem, but prompted the Rabbi to explain the Western/Eastern distinction.
There wasn’t time to go into it, and I’m struggling to find much online about where the East/West division even is, let alone if it is more complex than just varied melody. Can anyone provide some more contex or good sources of information?
Thanks 😊
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