Hadass
Branch of the myrtle tree that forms part of the lulav used on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot
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Hadass ( Hebrew : הדס, pl. hadassim - הדסים) is a branch of the myrtle tree that forms part of the lulav used on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot .
Hadass is one of the Four species ( arba'ah minim – ארבעת המינים). The others are the lulav ( palm frond), aravah ( willow ), and etrog ( citron ). Three hadassim are incorporated into the Four Species and are bound together with the lulav and aravah . Together with the etrog , the lulav is waved in all four directions, plus up and down, to attest to God's mastery over all creation, and to voice a prayer for adequate rainfall over all the Earth's vegetation in the coming year.
The hadass grows in tiers of three leaves. According to the Halakha , the most perfect hadass is one whose leaves grow evenly in each set of three. [1]
Hadass is also used as the "Besamim" or holy spices in some Sephardic and Mizrahi customs for Havdalah
References
- Kitov, Eliyahu (1978). The Book of Our Heritage . Jerusalem: Feldheim Publishers. ISBN 0-87306-152-7 .
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