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You may dispose of a lulav in any way that is not degrading. You may change the water only on chol ha’moed. You may not add water on Shabbat, but you may on the other Jewish festival days. You may put the myrtle and willow branches into water after using them only if they were in water before the Sukkot holiday began.

At “shi,” shake three times to the north, etc.

At “ho,” shake three times to the west.

At Adonai, stand straight and hold the lulav and etrog up.

At “na, shake three times to the south.

At ki, shake three times to the south, etc.

At l’Adonai, don’t shake but hold the lulav and etrog up while standing straight.

At Hodu, shake three times to the east.

At each word in Hodu l’Adonai… and at each syllable in Ana Adonai, shake the lulav/etrog together three times, advancing through the sequence of east, south, west, north, up, down.Hold together the lulav and etrog during the entire procedure, pitom up, etrog in left hand.Wave the lulav in all six directions each time when saying Hodu l’Adonai… and, later, Ana Adonai… and again in the final Hodu in Hallel: B’di’avad, it is OK to say hallel and the blessings and wave the lulav at home. Ideally, take your lulav and etrog to synagogue and say hallel with the minyan. Note: Although the lulav’s spine should face you as you hold it, you have still fulfilled the requirement of lulav if the spine was facing away or if the willows and myrtles are on the incorrect sides of the lulav. Wave the Four Species three times in each direction. One common sequence is east south west north up down. There are various customs of the sequence in which to wave the lulav.

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We show that God is present in all directions by waving the lulav in the four compass directions, plus up and down. Note: Waving (or shaking) the lulav is a universally accepted custom with the force of halacha.

Turn the etrog right side up (stem-side down) and hold the lulav and etrog together and.

Hold the lulav with the spine facing you and the myrtle on the right, willows on the left, and the etrog with the pitom (opposite the stem) down.

But since you fulfill the commandment as soon as you hold the Four Species together this way, you must first pick up the etrog inverted (stem up) and then say the blessing, as follows: To fulfill the commandment of lulav and etrog, you must hold them together the way they grow: stems down. Lulav: Shabbatĭon’t pick up the lulav or say the blessing on Shabbat. Only say the blessing on the lulav during the day. Say blessings on the lulav and etrog in the sukka or in synagogue. Lulav: Where To Bless: Sukka or Synagogue Women and girls do not need to bless over or wave the lulav but if they do, it is a mitzva. Lulav: Husband and WifeĪ man’s wife does not own the lulav with him (and a wife’s husband does not own her lulav), but it is assumed that each gives their lulav to the other (on the first and second day of Sukkot) as a gift with a condition that the recipient will give the lulav back to the other spouse as a gift once finished. Note: If you intended to use someone else’s lulav on the first day of Sukkot, it is considered as if the lulav is yours, even without doing the normal acquisition. On the first (two) day(s), you may acquire a lulav and etrog by having a friend “give” them to you as a gift, even if you will later “give” them back to your friend, also as a gift. You may borrow a lulav on all days of Sukkot except the first day (or first two days outside of Eretz Yisrael). It is customary to put the myrtle and willow branches into a holder made of palm leaves. To set up a lulav: hold with spine facing you, with three myrtle branches (hadassim) on the right and two willow branches (aravot) on the left.

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Lulav: Choosing: ConditionĪ lulav, willow branches, or myrtle branches are only disqualified/pasul if the leaves are so dry that they will crack if you bend them.

Myrtle and Willow Branch SizesĮach of the myrtle and willow branches must be at least 12 inches long. At least 4″ of the spine of the lulav must be above the tops of the willows and myrtles. Minimum length for lulav (palm branch): Spine must be at least 16″ long, not including the length of the leaves. You do not need to buy a fancy or expensive lulav and etrog if the first day of Sukkot is Shabbat, since the Torah requirement for the Etrog to be beautiful is only on the first day of Sukkot.

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