Lulav ([lu'lav]; Hebrew: לוּלָב‎) is a closed frond of the date palm tree. It is one of the Four Species used during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The other Species are the hadass (myrtle), aravah …

The four are often referred to under the inclusive term lulav, since the lulav is the largest and most prominent of the species. Thus, while the mitzvah is to wave the lulav, this actually refers to …

The four [species] represent the four-letter Name of God, with the lulav being the [Hebrew letter] vav, which channels the divine energy into the world and man. If for no other reason, the four …

The lulav and etrog are just two of four species of plants that are held together and waved during the holiday of Sukkot. The lulav is a palm branch, which is joined with myrtle and willow …

Every day of Sukkot (except Shabbat), we “take” the Four Kinds: the lulav, etrog, myrtle and willow. For how to pick your set, check out How to Select the Best Lulav and Etrog. Now that …

Oct 12, 2011 · What Are the Four Kinds? The Four Kinds are a palm branch (lulav), two willows (aravot), a minimum of three myrtles (hadassim) and one citron (etrog). The first three kinds …

One of the central observances of the holiday involves holding together four plant species specified in the Torah.1 Every day of Sukkot (except Shabbat), we hold together a lulav (palm …

The lulav grows in watered valleys, hadass and aravah grow near water sources, and the etrog requires more water than other fruit trees. By taking these particular species and waving them …

Lulav and Etrog "on one foot": On the Jewish holiday of Sukkot we shake a lulav and etrog. For more details, keep reading. What's a Lulav? A "lulav" refers to two different things. ...Why are …

Lulav (Heb. לוּלָב; “a shoot” or “a young branch of a tree”) is a term applied in the Mishnah to all trees, e.g., “the lulavim of the terebinth, the pistachio, and the thorn” (Shev. 7:5) and to the …

What are the four kinds? A palm branch (lulav), two willows (aravot), a minimum of three myrtles (hadassim) and one citron (etrog). The first three kinds are neatly bundled together—your arba …

Oct 1, 2009 · While we must take all four kinds to fulfill the mitzva, we refer specifically to the mitzva of “lulav”. The lulav is also the central species and the longest, and the bracha refers …

Take the lulav in your right hand and recite the blessing “ al netilat lulav.” Take the etrog in your left hand. If it is the first day of Sukkot (or the first time you are observing the mitzvah this year, …

What is a lulav? Here’s the executive summary: Each of the four species of plant represents one of the four types of habitats in Israel. 1) Lulav-Palm branch = desert 2) Hadas-Myrtle = …

Jul 12, 2020 · One should buy a lulav with a hechsher (certification that it is from a reliable source) in order to be sure that it came from a date palm tree and not a Canary palm. One can …

The Lulav is a closed palm frond shaken on Sukkot alongside willow (arava) and myrtle (hadas) branches, as well as with a citron (etrog). Although the word Lulav technically only means …

What, when, and how to wave the lulav and etrog. Four types of vegetation are "taken" every day of the holiday of Sukkot. They are: lulav (palm frond), etrog (citron), hadasim (myrtles), and …

LULAV (Heb. לוּלָב; "a shoot" or "a young branch of a tree"), a term applied in the Mishnah to all trees, e.g., "the lulavim of the terebinth, the pistachio, and the thorn" (Shev. 7:5) and to the …

On Sukkot we shake the lulav and etrog. Learn how to do this mitzvah of taking “the four kinds”. The lulav represents Torah study, the pillar of our connection to the Divine. What, when, and …

Take the lulav in your right hand and recite the blessing “al netilat lulav.” Take the etrog in your left hand. If it is the first day of Sukkot (or the first time you are observing the mitzvah this year), …