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Chayei Adam - K’lal 148 - Laws of Lulav & Daled Minim

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without the letter vav. [He also should take] one esrog as it says ‘fruit of the
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tree’, three hadasim, which Chazal understand from the fact that [the Torah]
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writes “anaf eitz avos”, meaning, one ‘anaf’, one ‘eitz’, and one ‘avos’. [He also
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should take] two aravos, since the posuk says ‘arvei nachal’ in plural form.
Nevertheless, under extenuating circumstances, if one doesn’t have sufficient
kosher hadasim, he should try to procure at least one myrtle branch which wasn’t
decapitated. Under extenuating circumstances, even one decapitated branch is
kosher, as will be explained in the laws of decapitated hadasim that we rely on the
opinion who says one [branch] is sufficient. 16

]6[ It is a mitzva min ha’muvchar (preferred mitzva) to bind the lulav,
hadasim, and aravos together with a proper double knot, meaning two knots, one
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on top of the other. One may tie them with a different species and there is no
concern of adding on to the mitzva in doing so since his intent is to beautify [the
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mitzva]. Some say the reason is because we hold that by Torah law, no [binding]
knot is necessary and if so, the knot stands alone, and since it isn’t held in the way
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it grows, there is no issue of adding on to the mitzva. If some of the leaves fell

םדו רשב
12. Although read ‘kapos’ (plural - תופכ), the halacha is in accordance with the
the word is written תפכ implying a single Chachamim who do not require it, but rather
branch (Succah 32a). advise do so in order to beautify the mitzva
(Succah 11b).
13. Succah 34b

14. Vayikra 23:40 where the Torah uses 18. A beraisa (Succah 33b) teaches that if
three words to describe hadasim, indicating the knot becomes undone on yom tov, one
that there should be three branches (Rashi on should wrap it like a bundle of vegetables,
Succah 34b). implying that the original knot (and the ideal
one) should be one which is forbidden to tie
15. As a rule, any plural form means two on yom tov, such as a double knot (Biur
unless otherwise directed or alluded to. HaGra). The prevalent custom is to bind the

16. See K’lal 150. three species together with a basket-like
holder woven from lulav leaves (‘koisheklach’)
17. Although R’ Yehuda requires one to which many poskim consider a bona fide knot
bind the lulav, hadasim, and aravos together, for this purpose (Agur b’Ohalecha, Mishna

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