Shemini Atzeret – Is It Sukkot, or Isn’t It?

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Shemini Atzeret is a confusing holiday. Is it part of Sukkot, or isn’t it? And why the confusion? In one place, the Torah describes Sukkot as lasting seven days (Deut. 16:13–15). Similarly, the mitzvot of lulav and etrog and of dwelling…