Dried Lulav
is a dried lulav considered kosher according to the mishnah
NO! its pasul
in the Torah it says: ״לא תוסיף עליו״ - “Don’t add on to it”
but why cant we add on the it?
It's like avodah zarah!!!!! because your worshipping something thats against Hashem
Why does Hashem care about beauty?
It shows and helps our express our love for God
what does Raba says we should drink until?
we cant tell the difference between Haman and Mordechai
Everyone says that an etrog and lulav have to have hadar
theres this Passed down lulav thats been passed down for years is it hadar?
some say yes others no
because even though its not beautiful looks wise its beautiful to there family
We learnt that a dried lulav is pasul and you can’t praise Hashem with dead things! so the question is did Tanah Kamah agree with this?
YES!! Tanah Kamah did agree with the Mishnah that its pasul
what are 3 classic cases of Bal Tosef/avodah zarah
Adding a fifth Tzitzit string
Adding a fifth chamber to Tefillin
Saying 4 brachot of birkat kohanim instead of 3
True or False: Hedor mitzvah is a requirement?
TRUE
if Mordechai would have known what would happen to Bnei Yisrael by not bowing down to Haman would he have bowed down?
YES! mordechai would never purposely endanger or put the jewish people in harm
does the Israel Mishna say that the Black Etrog-from Ethiopia is beautiful?
they never seen it so they thought it was ugly
Rabbi Yehuda says a dried lulav is Kosher.Why?
the pasuk (ולקחתם לכם פרי עץ הדר…) only applies to etrog which has to be beautiful, but it doesn’t apply to lulav so in that case an ugly dried lulav is kosher
Why do we need two psukim for Bal Tosef?
one is for Sanhedrin one is for general
what does הדר mean
Specific to only lulav
what are the 2 reasons the holiday purim is not bal tosef?
We are applying the concept of Pesach to purim - We must establish that it really is from the Torah - Rabbinic extension of Torah Law
does the Babylonian mishna say that the Black Etrog-from Ethiopia is beautiful?
they are used to the black etrog on trade roots so they said it’s beautiful
true or false
does the etrog have to be hadar(beautiful)
TRUEEE!!!!! EVERYONE AGREES
Does Rabbi Yehuda require an אגד for a lulav
YES! it is required to have a holder for the lulav (is bal tosef)
what are 2 ways to look at הדור
1 - One of the 613 mitzvahs - independent
2 - A biblical obligation to enhance the other 613 Nafka Mina
Avraham, Moshe, Yaakov… bowed down to other Humans, jews and non jews, so why couldn’t Mordechai bow down to haman?
Haman made himself into a god and you can’t bow down to other god’s
what are 2 cases that show beauty is determined in eyes of holder and the society?
a Black Etrog-from Ethiopia and a dried up Passed down lulav
how come people say the etrog has to be hadar and not the lulav
ולקחתם לכם פרי עץ הדר
this quote implies that the etrog has to be beautiful not the lulav
do the Chachamim require an eged for the lulav
no it is not required (not bal tosef)
What makes an Etrog beautiful?
To get the Mitzvah for Hadar you must pay 30% more than the cheapest etrog for your etrog to be beautiful
what is this quote referring too
"״כתוב זאת זכרון בספר
Amalek - megillah, Haman is Amalek
NOT LULAV OR ETROG
Mitzvah is encouraged, Bal Tosef isn’t why?
because it is showing hubris saying you are better than Hashem, Hidur Mitzvah is a form of praising Hashem