Sam2
The gemara was talking about where sitting in a sukah can be explained as not just becasue sukkos. Tosfos says this explicitly.
Whether that applies to OCtober in New york is debatable. But what tosfos says is not.
besides, you dont mean I am wrong you mean me the Divrei Chaim, Oheiv yisroel and others. (I believe some Rishonim mention this including maharil and machzor vitri also made reference to this)
you are of course entitled to your opinion (and obviously most poskim say like you)
DY
Yes I assume he just meant it as a limud zechus.
though I laughed at the “very cold climate” How do you define “Very cold”
Care to guess what the temperature is in vilna in September- OCtober? I dont consider 40’s – 50’s “Very cold” but admittedly that is subjective
“but I suppose that was based on your not knowing the gemara/S”A”
Hardly. Its just that ive looked at tosfos too…
Those who do sit in the Succah on Shmini Atzeres are in direct violation of the how most (all?) Rishonim understand the Gemara, and should keep eating in the sukah, because they have on whom to rely and minhag is oker halachah.
Look the bottom line is this discussion is quite simple.
Have you ever eaten outdoors on October 23 if it wasn’t a safek maybe last day sukkos?
If yes no problem! I have to tell you I haven’t nor have I seen anyone doing it