[Avodah] How to put together a Lulav According to Chabad Custom

Zev Sero zev at sero.name
Tue Sep 25 20:41:54 PDT 2018


On 21/09/18 16:08, Micha Berger via Avodah wrote:

> And no explanation why the haqpadah about putting the knot on the
> green side.

I've never heard of such a thing before; I've been looking since then 
for any mention of it and haven't found one.  So this may be his own thing.


> More interesting to me was the surrounding of the aravos with hadasim. 

The arrangement of one arava on each side, and the hadasim one on each 
side and one in the middle is cited by Magen Avraham as the view of the 
AriZal.  Having the hadassim higher than the aravos is in the Rama; 
thus, when using the Ari's arrangement, having the hadassim *over* the 
aravos seems to be the same idea.

But L does have a kepeida to specifically try to hide the aravos behind 
the hadassim, to whatever extent is possible depending on how many 
hadassim one uses.



> The way most groups do it, the hadasim are on the left, next to the
> esrog.

I've never heard of anyone doing it that way.  To the best of my 
knowledge everyone who does not use the Ari's arrangement puts the 
hadassim on the right and the aravos on the left.



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