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:הֶז רּוע ִ ׁש ךֹות ְּב א ָּק ְּו ַד אּוה ,הָּל ְּע ַמְּל ּונ ְּב ַתָּּכ ֶ ׁש םיִלּוס ְּּפ ַה

םדו רשב
tefach of the lulav is a regular tefach lulav measuring [at least] sixteen
measuring four fingers. Accordingly, the lulav fingerbreadths.
must measure fourteen fingerbreadths.
(Ramban); (c) However, many rishonim 75. The In following with the stricter
maintain that the halacha does not follow R’ opinion (Succah 32b) that we refer to the
Tarfon’s equation and the four tefachim of a measurement of the spine of the lulav.
lulav are regular tefachim, each measuring
four fingers, resulting in a total length of 76. Meaning that even if leaves are
sixteen fingerbreadths. The Shulchan Aruch cracked or dry, etc, at the bottom of an
cites all three opinions and the Rema writes extremely long lulav, it is still kosher.
that ideally, one should be machmir and use a

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