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* If only two leaves remain in each row for a majority of the [[hadas]], Mishna Brurah ({{ibid}}.) rules that one may be lenient in extenuating circumstances. </Ref> | * If only two leaves remain in each row for a majority of the [[hadas]], Mishna Brurah ({{ibid}}.) rules that one may be lenient in extenuating circumstances. </Ref> | ||
# If the leaves become dry to the point where they easily wither away when one presses a fingernail to them and they lose their green color, the [[hadas]] is pasul. If, however, three green leaves in a row at the top of the [[hadas]] remain, the [[hadas]] is valid. <Ref> Shulchan Aruch (646:7) explains that for the leaves to be considered dry, they must have turned white. Mishna Brurah (646:20) notes that if they have turned white, they certainly will wither when touched. If it is difficult to determine whether one’s [[hadas]] is dry, Mishna Brurah says that one can test it by putting it in water for a day or two and checking to see if it returns to its initial moist state. Shulchan Aruch (646:8) notes that if three moist leaves remain in a row at the top of the [[hadas]], the [[hadas]] is valid. Mishna Brurah (646:21) explains that having three leaves on top allows the [[hadas]] to retain its status of hadar.</ref> | # If the leaves become dry to the point where they easily wither away when one presses a fingernail to them and they lose their green color, the [[hadas]] is pasul. If, however, three green leaves in a row at the top of the [[hadas]] remain, the [[hadas]] is valid. <Ref> Shulchan Aruch (646:7) explains that for the leaves to be considered dry, they must have turned white. Mishna Brurah (646:20) notes that if they have turned white, they certainly will wither when touched. If it is difficult to determine whether one’s [[hadas]] is dry, Mishna Brurah says that one can test it by putting it in water for a day or two and checking to see if it returns to its initial moist state. Shulchan Aruch (646:8) notes that if three moist leaves remain in a row at the top of the [[hadas]], the [[hadas]] is valid. Mishna Brurah (646:21) explains that having three leaves on top allows the [[hadas]] to retain its status of hadar.</ref> | ||
# A Hadas that has more berries, whether they are red or black, than leaves is invalid.<ref>S"A 646:2</ref> | |||
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==Which Hadasim are best?== | ==Which Hadasim are best?== | ||
# It is best to choose hadasim that have many leaves close together so that the stem is completely covered by the leaves. <ref> Yalkut Yosef, Siman 646, Seif 3. Givat Shaul, Yerushalayim: HaKeter Institute, 2010. </ref> | # It is best to choose hadasim that have many leaves close together so that the stem is completely covered by the leaves. <ref> Yalkut Yosef, Siman 646, Seif 3. Givat Shaul, Yerushalayim: HaKeter Institute, 2010. </ref> |