The 4 plant species (citron, willow, myrtle, and palm), that are used for the mitzvah of lulav during the holiday of Sukkot.
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What is the correct order of directions for shaking the lulav?
I remember last year seeing two different orders of directions for shaking the lulav. In one case people did left, right, front, back, up, down, while in the other they did front, right, back, left, up, down (so "going around the circle", clockwise…
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Ethrogh "Lineage"
I've been reading a lot about ethruggim lately, and there is talk of Assad strands, and Morning Star Temoni lineage. Is the "Morning Star Temoni" lineage different than all the normal Yemenite Ethruggim available for purchase?
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The Saba Kadisha's opinion on using a lemon for an esrog
I remember seeing in the Igros Moshe a while back which quotes the Saba Kadisha's opinion that one can technically use a lemon instead of an esrog. It was a side idea in the Igros Moshe. Does anyone know where the Saba Kadisha's opinion is stated…
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Esrog only passul when under magnifying glass
What is the halacha if I checked an esrog and it is perfectly fine and then decide to get a closer look with a magnifying glass and see that this esrog has a pasul. Do we say its passul now since we see a problem even though the Torah doesnt require…
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What is the white powder that covers the Lulav
I bought Lulav and it is covered with white powder. What is this powder? Is it something that relates to the kosher of the Lulav?
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What may I do with the leftover lulav?
Subject says it all. Can I put it in the trash?
I plan to leave the Esrog in the china closet (like my grandmother did) which adds a nice aroma, all year.
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Threw someones esrog on the floor on chol hamoed
If someone took someone's esrog on chol hamoed and threw it on the floor and the pitum fell off, how do we evaluate how much the damager has to pay the damagee? Since on the second day (chol hamoed with bracha) one can use an esrog without a pitum…
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