Senior Rabbi Inspects Lulavs Ahead of Sukkot Holiday
The senior rabbi and elder of the Council of Torah Sages inspected lulavs (a palm frond used in the Sukkot holiday ritual) on Sunday, ahead of the upcoming Sukkot holiday. His household members shared that his "cherishing of the commandment remains as in all the years, even though this year it is not a Torah commandment."
The statement refers to the fact that this year, Sukkot falls on Shabbat, and according to Jewish law, certain commandments, including the taking of the lulav and etrog, are not performed on Shabbat. Therefore, the commandment to take the lulav is considered a rabbinic ordinance rather than a Torah commandment this year.
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