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READY TO SHAKE THINGS UP?
ON SUKKOT, THE TORAH COMMANDS THE JEWS TO BUNDLE TOGETHER THE "FOUR KINDS," KNOWN AS THE LULAV & ETROG, EVERY DAY (EXCLUDING SHABBAT).
THE FOUR KINDS ARE :
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*a palm branch (Lulav), *two willow branches (aravot), *a minimum of three myrtle branches (hadasim), *and one citron fruit (Etrog).
This ritual waving of the Four Kinds is commonly called "Shaking the Lulav."
Step 1
Hold the Lulav in your dominant hand and recite:
Bah-rookh ah-tah ah-dohnoi eh-loh-hay-noo meh-lekh hah-oh-lahm, ah-shehr kideh-shah-noo beh-mitz-vohtahv veh-tzee-vah-noo ahl neh-tee-laht loo-lahv.
(Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us regarding taking the Lulav.)
Step 2
Hold the Etrog in your weaker hand (the following blessing is said only the first time you use a Lulav & Etrog each year):
