Lulav: Palm Branch
| You need one Lulav. |
It should be straight.
The leaves should be together.
It should not be dried out.
The top should not be cut off.
It should be at least 15 inches long. |
Hadas: Myrtle
| You need 3 Hadasim for each Lulav. |
It should be green and not dried out.
The top of the branch should be whole.
The leaves toward the top should be in clusters of three. |
Arava: Willow
| You need 2 Aravos for each Lulav |
It should have long and whole leaves.
The edge of the leaf should be smooth.
The top leaf should be intact. |
Esrog: Citron
| You need one Esrog. |
It should be bumpy.
If it grew with a Pittum then it should not be broken.
If the Esrog never had a Pittum, it is kosher.
It should be larger than an egg.
No part of the Esrog should be missing. |
How to set up your Lulav & Esrog:
The spine of the Lulav should face you.
The Hadasim are on the right side and should be higher than the Aravos, which are on the left.
Esrog in left hand, Lulav in right.
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