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you shall take on the first day a beautiful fruit of a
tree, a date palm frond, and an intertwined branchand
and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before
the Allmighty your G-d, seven days"
Leviticus 23:40 |
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The
Torah commands us to take the lulav and esrog on Succot. When
speaking of the lulav and esrog we refer to the four species
of plants mentioned in the Torah; the lulav, an unopened date-palm
frond; hadassim, myrtle branches, aravos, willow branches; and
an esrog, the fruit of the citron tree.
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The
Citron Fruit - ESROG
- Should preferably be turning yellow rather than strong
green.
- It should not be pierced in any place. (although essentially
as long as no part is actually missing it is still Kosher
for the Mitzva)
- It should not have any black spots that are visible to
the eye if held at arms length.
- esrogim are "Pasul"(non kosher for succos use)if
the "Psul" is on more thanhalf the surface of
the Esrog, is in more than 3 places or is on the "Chotem"
or top part if it is seen by the naked eye
- The minimum size should be the volume of an egg -100cc
- The shape should preferably be like a tower - wider at
the bottom and narrow at the top.
- If this particular Esrog grew with a protruding stem
(called a pitom), then that stem cannot be broken off. However,
if the Esrog grew in the first place without a pitom, it
is still kosher.
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The Palm
Frond-LULAV
- Look
at the very top of the branch and make sure that the center-most
leaf is not split, but rather is closed (at least half-way
down).
- The
top cannot be cut off.
- The
branch cannot be dried out.
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It
should be at least 16 inches (39 cm.) long.
- The
straighter the branch, the better.
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The
Myrtle Branches-HADASSIM
- You will need three myrtle branches.
- A kosher myrtle has a pattern
of three leaves coming out from the same point in the branch.
This three-leaf pattern must be repeated over at least half
the length of the branch.
- Each branch should be at least
11 inches (29 cm.) long.
- The
branch cannot be dried out.
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The Willow
branches-ARAVOS
- You will need two willow
branches.
- The stem should preferably
be red.
- The stem should be at least
11 inches (29 cm.) long.
- The leaves should be oblong,
not round in shape.
- The leaves should have a
smooth edge, not serrated.
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The
laws mentioned here are wheather the species conform to the
laws rendering them kosher, there is however a law of "Hidur
mizva" (beautifiying the motzva) and because of this Jews
worldwide go to great lenghths and expense to purchase themselves
the best they can afford.
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shall take... the beautiful fruit (Esrog), a palm frond (Lulav),
myrtle twigs and willow branches of the stream -- and rejoice
for seven days before the Lord your
God."
Leviticus 23:40
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On
Sukkot, we bind all the branches together -- two willows on
the left, one palm branch in the center, and three myrtles on
the right. We hold this bundle in our right hand, and then lift
them together with the Esrog. We then shake them all together
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