[Avodah] Lulov Pockets

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Sep 26, 2007 at 06:39:28PM -0400, RallisW at aol.com wrote:
: Do most people on this board use the palm pockets to hold the
: Haddasim and Arovos? Do that constitute a chatzitzoh ...

Min bemino eino chotzeitz.

:                                                 I understand these pockets 
: have  only been used in practice for a very short time...

See the picture at <http://tinyurl.com/2o59l4>. Even in Bar Kochva's day,
hadasim and aravos were held with the lulav by a woven basket.

Gut Voch!
-mi

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