Q&A: Hakafot on Simchat Torah
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Hakafot on Simchat Torah
Question
Hello Rabbi,
Is there any halakhic obligation to hold hakafot on Simchat Torah?
Is there any halakhic obligation at all to treat it as Simchat Torah and not only as Shemini Atzeret?
Answer
No. It is a custom. But customs also carry weight.