Saturday, August 19, 2017

sukkot - Why tie the Lulav?


Why do we tie the Lulav? Why not let the fronds spread out?


I know that there is symbolism derived from the binding, but is it actually required to bind the Lulav? What about binding the Hadasim and 'Aravoth to it? If the rings fall off or I don't have time to tie them, am I Yotzei the Mitzvah?




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