lulav
Noun
Meaning
lulav (plural lulavs)
(in Jewish ritual) A festive bouquet of willow, palm and myrtle
Phrases with the word
Examples
Every part of the lulav has a purpose and without them you don’t have a kosher lulav.
For that reason, the rabbis ruled that one should not take the lulav and etrog on the eighth day, even outside of the Land of Israel.
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim 668 However, one does not take the lulav and etrog (nor does one sleep in the sukkah according to most opinions) on the eighth day.
If someone sees a neighbor on the street with a lulav and etrog on the eighth day, the rabbis reason, s/he might mistakenly assume that it is still the seventh day (ḥol hamoed), when the lulav and etrog are still needed.
Rabbis may rule that a specific mitzvah from the Torah should not be performed, e.g. blowing the shofar on Shabbat, or taking the lulav and etrog on Shabbat.
The lulav and etrog are not brought to the synagogue on Shabbat.