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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 in all directions, the Jew symbolically voices a prayer for abundant rainfall for all the vegetation of the earth in the coming year.
Lulav (; 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 , aravah , and etrog . When bound together, the lulav, hadass, and aravah are commonly referred to as "the lulav".
Etrog (Hebrew: אֶתְרוֹג, plural: etrogim; Ashkenazi Hebrew: esrog, plural: esrogim) is the yellow citron (Citrus medica) used by Jews during the weeklong holiday of Sukkot as one of the four species. Together with the lulav, hadass, and aravah, the etrog is taken
A California farm grows citrons, known in Hebrew as the etrog, a fruit used to celebrate Sukkot. This year's crop tested the farm's owner in ways he never imagined. A Sukkot story of drama, loss ...
The two aravot branches of the Four Species (rear), along with the lulav (center) and hadassim branches (fore). Aravah (Hebrew: ערבה , pl. aravot - ערבות ) is a leafy branch of the willow tree. It is one of the Four Species (arbaʿath haminim - ארבעת המינים ) used in a special waving ceremony during the Jewish ...
Shemini Atzeret is a holiday in its own right, without sukkah, lulav and etrog. At the same time, by the rabbinic decree to add one day to all holidays outside the Land of Israel, [ 4 ] both Passover and Sukkot, although described in the Torah as seven-day holidays, are observed outside the Land of Israel for eight days.
To take up a Lulav and Etrog on the first day of Sukkot (in the temple, all seven days) — Lev. 23:40; Each man must give a half shekel annually — Ex. 30:13; Courts must calculate to determine when a new month begins — Ex. 12:2; To afflict oneself and cry out before God in times of calamity — Num. 10:9
The others are the lulav (date palm frond), aravah , and etrog . Three hadassim are incorporated into the Four Species and are bound together with the lulav and aravah . Together with the etrog , the lulav is waved in all four directions , plus up and down, to attest to God's mastery over all creation, and to voice a prayer for adequate ...