Arba Minim
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Arba Minim refers to the four plant species—etrog (citron), lulav (palm frond), hadas (myrtle), and aravah (willow)—ritually taken and waved during the Jewish festival of Sukkot.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish ritual object set
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halakhic concept ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Simchat Beit HaShoeva
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Sukkah ⓘ |
| biblicalSource | Leviticus 23:40 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingCustom |
three hadasim and two aravot in Ashkenazi custom
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varied numbers of hadasim and aravot in some Sephardi customs ⓘ |
| blessingIncludes | al netilat lulav ⓘ |
| blessingTextBegins | Baruch atah Hashem Elokeinu Melech ha’olam asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu ⓘ |
| category | Sukkot observances ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 645–651 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedIn | Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| customVariesBy |
Ashkenazi communities
NERFINISHED
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Sephardi communities ⓘ Yemenite communities ⓘ |
| economicAspect | etrog often expensive compared to other species NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderParticipation | obligatory for men, customary for many women ⓘ |
| geographicPractice | observed worldwide in Jewish communities ⓘ |
| halakhicCategory | mitzvat aseh (positive commandment) ⓘ |
| handledBy |
left hand (etrog, initially upside down according to many customs)
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right hand (lulav bundle) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
aravah
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etrog ⓘ hadas ⓘ lulav NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalDiscussionIn |
Mishnah Sukkah
NERFINISHED
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Talmud Bavli, tractate Sukkah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | four species ⓘ |
| notUsedOn | Shabbat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPractice | Hoshanot processions ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| requires | binding of lulav, hadas, and aravah ⓘ |
| requiresBlessing | yes ⓘ |
| requiresOwnership | must belong to the person on first day of Sukkot ⓘ |
| requiresQuality |
species must be complete and not significantly damaged
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species must be fresh and not dried out ⓘ |
| ritualAction |
holding
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waving ⓘ |
| storedIn | special case or holder ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
dependence on God for rain and harvest
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joy ⓘ unity of the Jewish people ⓘ |
| usedBy | Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Sukkot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wavedDuring | Hallel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wavedIn | synagogue ⓘ |
| wavedOn |
all seven days of Sukkot in the Temple
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first day of Sukkot (in Israel all days except Shabbat) ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.