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Chayei Adam - K’lal 149 - Pesulim of Daled Minim & Pesulim of the Lulav

off that it is posul as this is not considered hadar, and it is proper to be
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stringent. Nevertheless, if there is no other lulav other than one whose tip of the
top leaf was cut off, or if it was slightly split, one can rely on the majority of
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authorities and recite a beracha on it even on the first day.

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]13[ If it has thorns on its spine or is shriveled or bent in the middle forwards
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so that its spine looks like a hunchback or if it is bent to the side it is posul.
However, if it bends backwards it is valid as this is the way it grows. However, only
if the spine is bent but if the upper leaves bend a little bit, [such a lulav] is favored
by the Rosh because the teyomes remains whole. The Ran [however] says it is
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posul. If the majority of the leaves are bent at their tips, all agree that it is
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posul.

]14[ If its spine broke and [the lulav] falls down, without a minimal size of a
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lulav remaining, the Magen Avraham writes that it is kosher. If most leaves

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63. Rema, in accordance with the opinion meforshim understand that the Rema is basing
of Tosfos (see previous note). The poskim himself on the words of the Mordechai,
however explain that this does not include a quoting the Sefer Yereim who permits using a
thin hair-like extension which grows from the decapitated lulav when nothing else is
top of the leaf; if such an extension becomes available. (Taz, Aruch Hashulchan) The Magen
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detached, the lulav is still valid. Avraham takes issue with this, since the
Mordechai there refers to a decapitated myrtle
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64. Chayei Adam’s note: However, if branch, and not a lulav. Accordingly, he
most of the leaves are cut then it is posul rules that one may not rely on the Rema. The
according to all opinions, even under Elya Raba however notes that although the
extenuating circumstances. This is what the Magen Avraham may be correct in his
Elya Raba writes, that this is the intent of assessment of the Mordechai, the Rema’s
the Rema, unlike the Magen Avraham s.k. 6 leniency is based on the opinions who only
As explained above, although the invalidate a lulav if most of its upper leaves
Rema rules stringently with regards to a are cut off. See also Biur Halacha who adds
decapitated lulav, he concedes that if no other that even ‘its head’ refers to the middle leaf
lulav is available, one may use and recite a alone, the Raavad only considers it posul if
beracha on a lulav which was decapitated. The part of its spine is also cut.

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