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# The individual leaves of the hadasim should be approximately the size of the thumbnail. Some Poskim rule that if a [[hadas]] has large, wide leaves it is a [[hadas]] shote and is invalid for the performance of the mitzvah. <ref> Yalkut Yosef, Siman 646, Seif 4. Givat Shaul, Yerushalayim: HaKeter Institute, 2010. </ref> | # The individual leaves of the hadasim should be approximately the size of the thumbnail. Some Poskim rule that if a [[hadas]] has large, wide leaves it is a [[hadas]] shote and is invalid for the performance of the mitzvah. <ref> Yalkut Yosef, Siman 646, Seif 4. Givat Shaul, Yerushalayim: HaKeter Institute, 2010. </ref> | ||
==Does a severed tip of a hadas invalidate it?== | ==Does a severed tip of a hadas invalidate it?== | ||
# If the tip of the stem of the [[hadas]] was broken or cut off it is still kosher and one may recite the beracha over it.Nevertheless, it is best that hadasim have their tips intact. <ref> Yalkut Yosef, Siman 646, Seif 5. Givat Shaul, Yerushalayim: HaKeter Institute, 2010. </ref> | # If the tip of the stem of the [[hadas]] was broken or cut off it is still kosher and one may recite the beracha over it. Nevertheless, it is best that hadasim have their tips intact. <ref> Yalkut Yosef, Siman 646, Seif 5. Givat Shaul, Yerushalayim: HaKeter Institute, 2010. </ref> | ||
==What is the minimum length of a hadas?== | ==What is the minimum length of a hadas?== | ||
# According to Maran, a [[hadas]] must be at least three [[Tefachim]] or 20 centimeters long. However, other poskim maintain that the minimum length of a [[hadas]] is 24 centimeters. It is recommended that one choose hadasim that are at least 24 centimeters long in order to fulfill the mitzvah according to all poskim. <ref> Yalkut Yosef, Siman 646, Seif 7. Givat Shaul, Yerushalayim: HaKeter Institute, 2010. </ref> | # According to Maran, a [[hadas]] must be at least three [[Tefachim]] or 20 centimeters long. However, other poskim maintain that the minimum length of a [[hadas]] is 24 centimeters. It is recommended that one choose hadasim that are at least 24 centimeters long in order to fulfill the mitzvah according to all poskim. <ref> Yalkut Yosef, Siman 646, Seif 7. Givat Shaul, Yerushalayim: HaKeter Institute, 2010. </ref> | ||
