“Most Poskim point to these very words , ‘besha’at hasakana manicho al shulhano vedayo’, and explain that this was a MODIFICATION….”
“Its not the minhag of not sleeping there which is backwards .
Its THE LOGIC which is backwards.”
Let me get your argument straight. According to you:
It makes sense to say that once the Mishna said that in a time of danger one can light menorah indoors, we can now have a minhag to davka light indoors even when it’s not a time of sakanah and we lack pirsumei nissa.
It doesn’t make sense to say that once Shulchan Aruch says that nowadays most don’t sleep in the Sukkah (and ?? ?????? support for this), we can have a minhag to davka not sleep in the Sukkah.
Why? I can’t wrap my head around your distinction.
If your infallible rebbi would not have come up with this logic , would you say that on your own ??
If it was the Rebbe who made this diyuk in the Mishna Shabbos and started the minhag of davka lighting indoors – would you agree with it or attack it and anyone who follows it?
what would your reaction be if a satmar hasid or a dye in the wool mitnaged would have come up with that type of logic ??
Would you defend it with the same vehemence ? Or would you have a good laugh and say – Oh well …..
I mentioned the minhag of other chassidim who eat outside the Sukkah on Shemini Atzeres. I don’t accept their logic, so I eat in the Sukkah in Shemini Atzeres. But I don’t attack them for following their minhag or accuse them of violating halacha.