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==How big are the leaves of Hadasim?==
==How big are the leaves of Hadasim?==
# 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?==
# 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?==
# 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>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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