[Avodah] Re lulav waving

[Micha Berger]

On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 05:31:52PM +0200, D&E-H Bannett wrote:
> The siddurim of the geonim,R' Amram and R' Sa'adia and slightly later of 
> R' Shlomo ben Natan all give the same instructions.   While saying the 
> words Hodu and Ana the lulav is moved forward and then back.  While 
> saying the words laShem and Hashem the lulav is moved upwards and then  
> downwards.

> There are no six directions and no three times...

So, what's the reason for the change?

6 directions seems self evidently representing Omnipresence. Three
dimensions, each has a to and fro -- up-down, right-left, foward-back.

But three in each direction?

And given that the change removes the old minhag of upward naanuim
for sheim haShem, what did we lost?

Last, how does minhag change in Ashk, Seph AND Teimanim in similar
ways? Isn't it odd than no qehillah retained the old?

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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