Does one recite the bracha 'leishev basukkah' when sitting in the sukkah on Shemini Atzeret?

SukkotShemini Atzeret

Synopsis

All authorities agree one does NOT recite 'leishev basukkah' on Shemini Atzeret, because the identities of Shemini Atzeret and the seventh of Sukkot are contradictory — one cannot simultaneously affirm both.

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