Four Kinds

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Four Kinds is the common term for the four plant species (etrog, lulav, hadas, and aravah) used together in a central ritual observance of the Jewish festival of Sukkot.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish ritual object set
Sukkot observance
religious symbol
aravahType willow branches
associatedWith Hallel NERFINISHED
Hoshanot NERFINISHED
Sukkah NERFINISHED
blessingFormulaBegins Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu
blessingIncludes al netilat lulav
category Jewish holidays
Jewish ritual objects
Sukkot rituals
centralRitual waving of the Four Kinds
commandedIn Torah NERFINISHED
commandedInBook Leviticus NERFINISHED
commandedInChapter Leviticus 23 NERFINISHED
commandedInVerse Leviticus 23:40 NERFINISHED
correspondsToTerm Arba Minim NERFINISHED
etrogType citron
hadasType myrtle branches
halakhicStatus biblical commandment
handledBy right hand and left hand together
hasPart aravah
etrog
hadas
lulav
HebrewName Arba Minim NERFINISHED
languageOfTerm English
literalMeaning four species
lulavType palm branch
religiousTradition Judaism
requiresAravahQuantity two willow branches (standard halakhic practice)
requiresBlessing yes
requiresEtrogQuality unblemished etrog
requiresHadasQuantity three myrtle branches (standard halakhic practice)
requiresLulavQuality closed central spine
symbolizes connection to the Land of Israel
dependence on rain and agriculture
joy of the festival
unity of the Jewish people
usedBy Jews
usedDuring Hoshana Rabbah NERFINISHED
morning prayers on Sukkot
usedIn Sukkot NERFINISHED
wavedToward down
east
north
south
up
west

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