The Blogs: On Spending Shabbat of Sukkot with No Lulav, Thinking About the Hostages | Daniel Z. Feldman

The Blogs: On Spending Shabbat of Sukkot with No Lulav, Thinking About the Hostages | Daniel Z. Feldman

The absence of the lulav and etrog on Shabbat during Sukkot is a glaring change in our observance during this festival. It is noteworthy that it is a rabbinic modification: by Torah law, the lulav should be taken, even on Shabbat (on the…

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