[Avodah] What is the source for the minhag of Chasidim to have HaKafos on Shmini Atzeres night?

[Chaim G Steinmetz]

Prof. Levine <llevine at stevens.edu> writes:
On page 267 at the top Ya'ari says RCV reported that he saw his rebbe
dance "b'lyle *Motzoei Yom Tov* Achar Maariv." It was then (on Motzoei
Yom Tov) that he made the 7 HaKafos. This is not on SA, it is on Isru
Chag in EY. True, the writer writes ST, but he is referring to what is ST
in Chutz L'Aretz.  Furthermore, RCV writes that he did not see what the
ARI did during the day. 


Yitzchok Levine
WADR, you are quoting half of the SH. First, RCV writes that the minhog
to be makif "Shacharis, Mincha, and Motzei YT by Maariv is a true
minhog". Clear that hakofos - took place ON YT.
Then he writes that "I saw him dance etc Motzei YT after Maariv etc,
BESIDES (- in addition) to the complete hakofos of the day of ST (-
meaning SA)", however he writes that he was not actually there by day and
therefore "I did not see them".
There is however no question that they happened, and Yaari also
understands it thus.
I do not begin the see the issue here, and room for dispute.
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