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Category: Lulav and Etrog
How to Keep Your Lulav From Getting Gross
How to Take Care of Your Lulav and Etrog. Lulavim and Etrogim, like all perishables, need to be kept in a cool place and treated ...
Rabbi Mordechai Rackover
September 28, 2023
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How to Shake the Lulav and Etrog
Shaking the Lulav and Etrog is a core ritual for Sukkot. This guide describes how to shake it and what blessing to recite.
Rabbi Alan Lucas
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The Observant Life (Book)
September 28, 2023
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Lulav and Etrog: The Four Species
Besides dwelling in a sukkah, the other significant mitzvah of Sukkot is the taking up of the arba·ah minim, literally “the four species.”
Rabbi Alan Lucas
,
The Observant Life (Book)
October 28, 2022
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Just the Tip of the Etrog
Reflecting on the idea that a tiny, fragile protuberance can make an entire ritual object unfit for use is absurd. Here's what it teaches us.
Rabbi Dan Ornstein
September 23, 2022
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