Shalom, this is about the Lulav and Etrog here we go this is what it looks like. First of all the Lulav, this is the stem of it is that long and then you put the Myrdal leaves on the right and the willow leaves on the left. There are three Myrdal branches. You have there look like an eye and then two Willow branches, each one looks like a lip and then a big palm branch itself. Little basket, roll them and then the fourth piece is the Etrog Citroen now what is the basis for this. Well the basis always is the Torah and here is what the torah says. On the first day you should take the product of the Hadar tree, Good tree, branches of palm trees, bows of leafy trees and withers with a Brock so the willow and the palm tree are mentioned exclusively, the Talmud says the product of the Hadar tree, of course the Etrog and that the bows of leafy tree or further the Myrdal. All things are called the Lulav and this thing is the Etrog and it is held together. The blessing is we recite for Lulav and Etrog. (Foreign language)
And that is the day of the holiday except the Shabbat. You start when you do this before the blessing, you out the Etrog with the tip down and the stem up and then when you are done with the (foreign language) you reverse it and then you wave it all the directions, all six up and own, north, south, east and west. Of course the Lulav and Etrog is also used during Hallel except on the Sabbath in more traditional synagogues
Now what is the basis of this, well there is a two famous (foreign language) about it. One of them is that it smells good and you can make marmalade out of it, if you use a lot of sugar. The other does not taste good or smell good. Myrdal has a good smell but does not taste Lulav has something good taste come from but does not smell like anything. The tasting is like Jews doing (foreign language) and the smelling are like Jews studying Torah. Some choose the one, some choose the other. The Etrog is like a heart.
The Lulav is like a back bone, this is like as I mentioned before, lips and this is like eyes. We need to be off together to worship God. So this is the other main myth of besides Saka. So you could see it again, a long it is and that is the Lulav and Etrog. Have a good holiday.
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