Seder N'tilat Lulav
Posted on:
Tuesday October 4, 2011
This ready-to-use text, which includes commentary and kavanot, has been excerpted from Or Hadash: A Commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom.
The Arba’ah Minim
Beat It! The Ritual of Havatat Aravot
Posted on:
Monday October 17, 2011
By Bradley Shavit Artson, Ziegler School
This CJ Journal article originally appeared in Vol. 48, No. 4, Summer, 1996, pp. 26–34. The introduction follows below:
One of Judaism's oddest rituals is that of beating the aravot (willow fronds) during the services for Hoshana Rabbah, the final Hol ha-Mo’ed day of Sukkot.
The Arba'ah Minim
Posted on:
Monday September 24, 2012
By Alan Lucas
Adapted from The Observant Life
