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# One should shake the aravot before beating them.<ref>Rama 664:4, Chayei Adam 153:3</ref> | # One should shake the aravot before beating them.<ref>Rama 664:4, Chayei Adam 153:3</ref> | ||
==Which Aravot are fit?== | ==Which Aravot are fit?== | ||
# The [[Aravot]] used for beating the [[Aravot]] must be fit for shaking the [[four minim]]. <ref> Rama 664:4, Chazon Ovadyah ([[Sukkot]] pg 443) </ref> | # The [[Aravot]] used for beating the [[Aravot]] must be fit for shaking the [[four minim]]. <ref> Rama 664:4, Chazon Ovadyah ([[Sukkot]] pg 443) </ref> | ||
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# Most poskim believe that there is no reason to beat the aravot until all of the leaves fall off.<ref>Ben Ish Chai (Vezot Habracha no. 7), Chayei Adam 153:3</ref> | # Most poskim believe that there is no reason to beat the aravot until all of the leaves fall off.<ref>Ben Ish Chai (Vezot Habracha no. 7), Chayei Adam 153:3</ref> | ||
# The aravot should be beaten on the ground and not a paved area.<ref>Ben Ish Chai (Vezot Habracha no. 7)</ref> | # The aravot should be beaten on the ground and not a paved area.<ref>Ben Ish Chai (Vezot Habracha no. 7)</ref> | ||
==Who's obligated?== | |||
# Some say that [[Women]] are exempt from beating the [[Aravot]]. <ref> Chazon Ovadyah ([[Sukkot]] pg 443). See also Sh"t Rav Pealim 1:Kuntres Sod Yesharim:12 </ref> Some say that women should also beat the aravot.<ref>Nitai Gavriel Sukkot 77:15</ref> | |||
==Reasons for the Custom== | ==Reasons for the Custom== | ||
