The second most important component of Sukkot after the Sukkah is the acquisition of the “four kinds”-three myrtle branches (hadassim), two willow twigs (aravot), one palm frond (lulav) and one citron (etrog)-which we bind together and then wave in six directions every day during the week of Sukkot (except on Shabbat).
-The citron (etrog) has both taste and smell, represents the individual who both learns and does Mitzvahs.
-The palm frond (lulav) produce fruit that have taste but no aroma; this is the stereotype of the person that learns but doesn’t do.
-The myrtle (hadassim) is fragrant but tasteless; represents the person who is always doing good deeds but doesn’t learn.
-The willow (aravot) doesn’t smell and doesn’t have taste; this is a person that neither learns or achieve.
But we take them all together because we are all one. When gathered together we all bring the best of each other out and we allow our souls to shine.
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Chag Sameach
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