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Shaking the lulav and esrog during Sukkot

NEWS / 18 September 2013

Chad Greenblatt (3rd Year) describes the lulav and esrog - both shaken through the festival of Sukkot.

lulav and esrogOn the festival of Sukkot we shake the lulav and esrog. The lulav is made of 3 main parts: a palm branch, 2 willow branches and 3 myrtle branches. The esrog is a citrus fruit.
We shake the lulav and esrog in the sukha every day during the festival of Sukkot.

Chad Greenblatt (3rd Year)

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