Q&A: Shemini Atzeret
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Shemini Atzeret
Question
How does the Rabbi understand the idea of the holiday of Shemini Atzeret, which seemingly contains no particular content, unlike the Festival of Ingathering and the Harvest Festival and so on? And where did the idea of Simchat Torah on this day come from, since nowhere is any connection mentioned between this day and the Torah?
Answer
I have no idea. The point of the day is to refrain from work and rejoice in it.