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

species in the same hand, because the Torah writes “pri eitz hadar, kapos temarim,
v’anaf … v’arvei nachal” but it doesn’t say “v’kapos temarim”, so the Torah has
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connected the three species together and [left] esrog on its own. Nevertheless,
one must place them together and not separate them, both when shaking them,
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and when circling [the bimah during hoshanos]. A left-handed person should
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hold the lulav in his left hand and the esrog in his right. Nevertheless, whether
he is left-handed or right-handed and reversed the positions, he should go and
take it again without a beracha, as some say he doesn’t fulfill his obligation; but
the Elya Rabba writes that all agree that if he reversed the positions he does fulfill
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his obligation. One who is ambidextrous is like a regular [right-handed] person. 33

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]8[ An amputee who has no hands should hold the lulav in his right arm and
the esrog in his left arm, because [the Torah] doesn’t say you should take it in
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your hand. If he has one hand though, he should hold it in that hand, because
that is always considered his right hand. 36

םדו רשב
29. Since the Torah implies a separation lulav and esrog and holds it just like everyone
between the esrog and the other species, they else, despite the fact that his right hand is the
should not be held in the same hand. weaker one. The Itur explains that although
Although the Taz understands that this simply when it comes to tefillin a left-handed person
means that the esrog may not be bound places them on his right hand, that is because
together with the other species, the Orchos the Torah commands him to do so but when
אי
Chaim understands that holding them in it comes to how to hold the lulav, it is only a
separate hands is an absolute requirement. If matter of showing deference, as mandated by
one held them in the same hand, he should Chazal. The Rosh and other rishonim disagree;
take them again in two separate hands. One they maintains that a left-handed person
should be careful of this during the recital of should hold the lulav in his left hand, and,
hoshanos as well (Magen Avraham, Shulchan while the Shulchan Aruch rules like the Tur, the
Aruch HaRav) [which can be challenging if one Rema codifies the Rosh’s opinion as halacha,
attempts to hold a siddur as well]. testifying that this is indeed the custom.
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Nevertheless, many poskim recommend
30. Since, after all, it is one mitzva.
fulfilling both opinions, holding it one way
31. The Tur י writes that a left-handed when reciting the beracha, and reversing it
person does not switch the positions of the during hallel or hoshanos. (See Kaf Hachayim.)

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