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THE
FOUR SPECIES
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Introduction |
Numbers |
Kind of Person |
Body Part |
Why
Is It Unique |
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It is a custom to save the lulav and burn it with
the remaining leavened food of the household before
the start of Passover. This custom allows the end
of a cycle to become part of the start of a new
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In some schemes, the etrog is associated with the
feminine. The tip of the etrog--the pittom-- figures
into several folk customs surrounding fertility
and birth. Some say if a woman eats a pittom (after
Sukkot), she will yield "fragrant" children. |
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On the seventh day of Sukkot, Hoshanah Rabbah, many
Jews beat aravot on the ground. This suprisingly
violent act is symbolic of a total ridding of sin,
because that day is the final day to repent
for the wrongs of past years. |
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It is the custom of some to use myrtles in the spice
box for Havdalah, the ceremony that marks the transition
from Shabbat to the work week. |
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