If the leaves lie against the spine, the lulav is mehudar.
If the leaves fan out to the side, but can be tied down to the spine, the lulav is kosher but not mehudar.
If the leaves fan out to the side, but cannot be tied down to the spine, the lulav is possul.
Category: Holidays
Eiruv Tavshilin
What is eiruv tavshilin?
It is a mitzvah instituted by the Sages. When Yom Tov is on Friday, or on Thursday and Friday, one is required to prepare food before Yom Tov especially for Shabbos.
A Halachic Guide On The Month of Elul
Rosh Chodesh Elul marks the beginning of a period of intense spiritual awakening. The Jewish people renew their commitment to the Torah, repent their sins, and prepare
Tisha B’Av
Why is Tisha b’Av a day of such severe mourning?
Five major tragedies happened to the Jewish nation on Tisha b’Av:
It was decreed upon the generation of the wilderness that they would not enter Eretz Yisroel.
The first holy Temple was destroyed.
Erev Tisha b’Av
Do any restrictions of Tisha b’Av begin on erev Tisha b’Av?
After halachic midday, the following restrictions apply:
One may not take pleasure walks.
According to some opinions, one ma
The 9 Days
All forms of rejoicing are forbidden. One must also refrain from certain activities as a sign of mourning. The main restrictions are:
Making improvements to one’s home or garden.
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The Seventeenth of Tammuz
Why is this day a public fast?
Five major tragedies occurred on this day:
* The first set of stone tablets were broken when Moshe Rabbeinu descended from Mount Sinai and saw the Jewish people worshiping the gol
A Question of Fruit – Shavuos 5770
… In effect, Shavuos takes us from the known path of the past year, a path that we can count and quantify, and brings us to the unknown way of a new avodah—a path that is ‘infinite’ with respect to the one we now tread. Without Shav
Selling Chametz – Why and How?
The Torah forbids a Jew, during Pesach, from either owning chometz or deriving benefit from his chometz. However, people often own chometz which they do not want to discard or… Read more »
Purim – Everything reversed including Choshen Mishpat
Ve’na’hapoch Hu, the term used by the Megilla to describe the remarkable reversal of fortune that enabled the Jews to overcome their enemies, has become a favorite theme of Purim…. Read more »
