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אורח חיים תרנ״דOrach Chayim 654

Siman 654 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 1 se'if

הלכות לולבLaws of the Four Species· siman 654

Se’if 1א׳

מְקַבֶּלֶת אִשָּׁה הַלּוּלָב מִיַּד בְּנָהּ אוֹ מִיַּד בַּעֲלָהּ וּמַחְזִירָתוֹ לַמַּיִם וְתוֹסִיף עָלָיו מַיִם אִם צָרִיךְ, אֲבָל לֹא תַּחְלִיף הַמַּיִם; וּבְחֹל הַמּוֹעֵד, מִצְוָה לְהַחְלִיפָם כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּשָּׁאֵר לַח וְהָדוּר. הַגָּה: וְנוֹהֲגִין לִקַּח כָּל יוֹם חֹל הַמּוֹעֵד עֲרָבָה חֲדָשָׁה וּלְקָשְׁרָהּ בַּלּוּלָב, וְהוּא הִדּוּר מִצְוָה.

That one can return the lulav into water on Yom Tov: A woman can take the lulav from her son or husband, put it back in water, and add water as necessary, though she cannot switch out the water. On Hol Hamoed, it is a mitzvah to switch it out so that [the four species] stay moist and beautiful. RAMA: It is the practice to take a new willow branch each day of Hol Hamoed and attach it to the lulav as a way to beautify the mitzvah.

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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim — Torat Emet 363 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

English: Sefaria Community Translation — CC0