Order of Taking the Four Minim: Difference between revisions

#The obligation for children begins at the age when they can shake the lulav on their own. <ref> Succa 42a, Rambam Hilchot Succa 7:19. The Mishna Berura 657:1 adds even if a child is six years old, the usual age of chinuch, if he cannot shake the lulav properly, one is not obligated to train him in this mitzva. </ref> When the reach that age, the father has an obligation to buy him a kosher set of arba minim that will be his own. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 657:1. Biur Halacha there "kidei lichancho" adds that it must be kosher, and Iggerot Moshe OC 3:95 adds that it should be his own if possible. </ref>

==Beracha==

and add shehecheyanu. On the remaining days, we don't say shehecheyanu unless the first day was shabbat, in which case we would say it on the second day. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 662:1-2. </ref>

# If one didn't take the four minim on the first day, then he says shehecheyanu the first time that he does. <ref> Mishna Berura 662:3 </ref>

#One should refrain from shaking while mentioning the name of Hashem lest he become distracted while saying His name. <ref> Mishna Berura 651:37, Kaf Hachayim 651:84, Chazon Ovadia 655 </ref>

#The arba minim don't retain their holiness after sukkot, but it still should not be treated disrespectfully like being thrown into the garbage. It is permissible though to leave them somewhere even if you know somebody else will throw them in the garbage.<ref> Mishna Berura 21:6-7. Although the shulchan aruch siman 21, is referring to old tzitzit, Mishna Berura 21:1 extends it to all items used for a mitzva. </ref> One who shows extra care by burying articles used for mitzvot, will receive beracha. <ref> Rama 21:1 </ref>

#There are several other customs that people have to do with their arba minim. <ref> Most of these are based on [[Shabbat]] 117b which says that Rabbi Ami and Rabbi Asi would make a meal out of the bread used for the eruv, because it was already used for a mitzva. </ref>