Is the custom of drinking from after Mincha of the first day of Shemini Atzeret until well into the night permissible?
Synopsis
The Mishnah Berurah criticizes the practice of drinking from after Mincha on the first day of Shemini Atzeret until an hour or more into the night, citing multiple halakhic problems: praying while intoxicated, delaying kiddush, and delaying kriat shema.
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