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According to Rav Y.S. Elyashiv zt"l, the אמן 

after ויצמח פורקנה may not be answered

during Pesukei D'zimra etc.

(same as ברוך הוא וברוך שמו may not be answered)

In the Rambam's Nusach Hakadish there 

is no אמן after ויצמח פורקנה 

Ashkenaz /Sefard

Which Ashkenazi Yidden  should preferably not Daven in a Sephardic Minyan?

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According to the Likutei Amoriem (Mezridtcher Magid):

 Nusach Ari  (known as Nusach Sefard) doesn’t tolerate those who wear woolen
clothing.

The Yismach Moshe* writes , It’s unheard of, having a Shliach Tzibbur who wears woolen clothing in a Nusach Sefard (Nusach Ari) Shul.

*Shu”t Heishiv Moshe #7
See Shu”t Chasam Sofer O.Ch. 15

וצדקינו במשפט

In Nusach Sefard ,in the Shemonei Esrei we say ,   וצדקינו בצדק ובמשפט

How can you be Matzdik with Mishpat ?   You can only be Matzdik with Tzedek,

You can judge someone with Tzedek and Mishpat. You can't be Matzdik with Tzedek and Mishpat.

The two original Nuschaos are both grammatically correct.

 a)  Nusach Ashkenaz וצדקינו במשפט You should be Matzdik us at the Mishpat

 b)  Nusach Acheinu Bnei Sforad. ומלוך עלינו אתה ה' לבדך – בצדק ובמשפט    You should reign

over us with Chesed & Rachamim with Tzedek & Mishpat.

What we call Nusach Sefard was adapted from a combination of a) & b). Although, some Meforshim

tried hard to come up with a pshat on  V’tzadkeinu Btzedek Uv’mishpat,  It probably is

a mistake and a corrupt Nusach.*

*The Ba’al Hatanyas Siddur (Tehilas Hashem)  has the Nusach ומלוך עלינו like,  b) A.B. S.

Torah Trivia-Nusach Sefard

Nusach Sefard doesn’t tolerate people who do this. People who do so are not worthy

to daven Nusach Sefard. ??????

 SILK BEKESHES

Shu”t  Chasam Sofer  (O.Ch. 15b-16 ) The Shoel asks the Chasam Sofer , People

who wear woolen clothing, if  they are allowed to serve as a Shliach Tzibur. The reason for not

allowing, is because Nusach Sefard doesn’t tolerate people who wear woolen clothing. People

 who do so are not worthy to daven Nusach Sefard.

In Teshuvah # 15  the Ch. S. seems to ridicule this statement. He claims, even if the chumra comes

from not wanting to be nichshal in Shatnez, it doesn’t make sense to differentiate between

Nusach Ashkenaz and Sefard.

In Teshuva 16 , Although The Ch. S. still  disagrees with the Shoel , he  takes him more seriously,

 being the Yismach Moishe confirmed , the  disallowing  of a Shlaich Tzibbur who wears wool

 ( to daven Nusach Sefard).

Most Chasidic Rebbes and some Chasidim wear silk   Bekeshes for this reason . 

It is possible, this Minhag originated  by a *Gadol  who made  a statement, " people

 who daven Nusach Sefard don’t wear wool clothing". He was referring to Sefardim who reside

in warm countries.  All he   was   trying to say, was  a fact,  sefardim in warm climate

countries don’t wear wool.  (they have an advantage not to be nichshal in Shatnez). He never

 meant to say , davenening  Nusach Sefard requires one not to wear wool clothing.

* my eigene fantazyes