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There is no Shabbat Chol Hamoed for Sukkot this year. Why is Kohelet not read on the same day in both E"Y and chu"l?
I can understand why Kohelet is not read on Shmini Atzeret in E"Y, because it's already a long davening. However, why doesn't everyone read it on the first day of the chag, which is also Shabbat?
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Why don't Sephardim read Kohelet on Sukkot?
It is the custom among Ashkenazim to read Kohelet on the Shabbat of Chol HaMoed Sukkot.
Is there any reason why Sephardim never took on (or stopped) this custom?
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Why do we read Kohelet on Sukkos?
We read Kohelet either on the Shabbos Chol Hamoed of Sukkos or Shemini Atzeres.
Why do we specifically read this on Sukkos? What is the connection between Sukkos and Koheles?
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