Is the etrog permitted for consumption on the eighth day in the Diaspora where two days of Yom Tov are observed?
Synopsis
In the Diaspora, the etrog remains forbidden on the eighth day (second day of Shmini Atzeret) due to the uncertainty about which day is actually the seventh day, but becomes permitted on the ninth day.
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