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#It is a mitzva to tie the lulav together. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 651:1. Mishna Berura 651:8 explains although we don't hold that you need to tie it together, there is still the mitzva of hiddur mitzva from the pasuk of זֶה אֵלִי וְאַנְוֵהוּ. </ref> | #It is a mitzva to tie the lulav together. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 651:1. Mishna Berura 651:8 explains although we don't hold that you need to tie it together, there is still the mitzva of hiddur mitzva from the pasuk of זֶה אֵלִי וְאַנְוֵהוּ. </ref> | ||
# One should make sure to tie it up so that the Hadasim are above the Aravot. <Ref>Rama 651:1, Natai Gavriel 40:8, Chazon Ovadyah (Sukkot pg 343-4) </ref> | # One should make sure to tie it up so that the Hadasim are above the Aravot. <Ref>Rama 651:1, Natai Gavriel 40:8, Chazon Ovadyah (Sukkot pg 343-4) </ref> | ||
#It is preferable not to have a non-jew tie them together for you, but if he does it is still kosher. <ref> Yalkut Yosef Moadim page 159 </ref> | |||
==How to hold them== | ==How to hold them== | ||
#We need to hold the arba minim right side up, "biderech gedeilatan"-the way which they grow. <ref> Succa 45b. Mishna Berura 652:16 and Chazon Ovadia Hilchot Succa page 340 say you aren't even yotze bidieved. </ref> | #We need to hold the arba minim right side up, "biderech gedeilatan"-the way which they grow. <ref> Succa 45b. Mishna Berura 652:16 and Chazon Ovadia Hilchot Succa page 340 say you aren't even yotze bidieved. </ref> |