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

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]16[ It is forbidden to eat before shaking lulav. If he forgot and remembered in
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the middle of his meal, then on the first day [he must stop]; since the first day is a
Torah obligation and he began eating when it was forbidden to do so. He must stop
eating even though there is plenty of time left in the day; as is the halacha regarding
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any Torah obligation that if one began eating when it was forbidden, he must stop.
On the other days, however, [since] the obligation is only rabbinic, if there is enough
time left in the day, he is not required to stop, but can finish eating his meal and then
shake the lulav. If one was travelling and was hoping to arrive in a place where there
is a lulav, or if he lives in a rural area and was waiting for someone to bring him one
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from the city, he should wait until chatzos, but no longer since it is forbidden to fast.
One who is weak and can’t wait that long, may have a snack before, because it is only
regarding eating [a meal] that we make a decree [against eating] lest he forget, but
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this does not apply to a small snack. However, one who is not weak, should be
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םדו רשב

only rabbinic. He then adds that it appears apply to shaking lulav during bein
that one should shake it without a ha’shemashos. The poskim, however, draw a
beracha. The Machatzis Hashekel debates distinction between one who is unsure if he
these words of the Magen Avraham; although fulfilled his obligation yet (such as not
it is possible that he means that one should remembering having said krias shema) and
omit the beracha on the first day, he more one who is unsure if he is obligated at all (such
likely refers to the rest of Succos and that one as covering the blood of animals whose status
should shake lulav without a beracha since he is questionable); in the latter case, the beracha
has nothing to lose. This is in fact the ruling of is omitted. Accordingly, the Chayei Adam
the poskim (Mishna Berura). On the first day reasons that since bein hashemashos might
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however, one should seemingly recite a already be the next night, there is no longer
beracha since the obligation is a Torah one, an obligation and the beracha is omitted. This
and just like one who is unsure if he bentched is indeed the ruling of the Mishna Berura.
must bentch [again] and include the fourth
beracha which is only rabbinic, similarly, if one 69. The mishna (Succah 38a) teaches that
does not remember if he said krias shema or if one was travelling and didn’t have a lulav,
not, he must say it [again] with its berachos. should shake it during the meal, when he gets
Accordingly, it would seem that in any case of home. Rashi explains that this means to say
doubt of a Torah mitzva, one should recite a that when he arrives home, he should shake it,
beracha even though he may have already and if he forgot, should stop eating his meal in
discharged his obligation. The same should order to do so. The gemara however qualifies

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