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October 19, 2011 8:22 pm at 8:22 pm
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seagul47 said: “Everyone has a minhag.
The Maharil brings down that you are “mechuyav” to sit in the sukka on Shmini Atzeres “afilu l’hashmi’a shmu’os” which really refers to learning or “talking in Torah.”
Minhagim vary but that is the basis. So “Shtiky,” check what your father/gfather’s minhag.”
No. The basis is the gemara which says “Hilchasa yesuvei yasvinan, bruchi lo mevarchinan.” A minhag can go against the Mahari”l (and there are plenty that do), but how can there be a minhag against an explicit gemara?