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The Four Kinds
Expressing our Unity
The four types of vegetation are taken every day of the holiday of Sukkot. Why these four? And do we go about doing this mitzvah?
Jewish Practice » Mitzvah Minutes » Holiday » The Four Kinds
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The Complete "Four Kinds" Owner's Manual
Basic guidelines and tips to become a knowledgeable Fourt Kinds consumer
For the adventuresome folks who wish to venture into the uncharted waters of the Four Kinds market, here are some basic guidelines and tips that, when followed, will allow you to be a relatively knowledgeable consumer.
Jewish Holidays » Sukkot & Simchat Torah » Sukkot » Guide » The Complete "Four Kinds" Owner's Manual
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Origin of (4) Species
Kabbalah illustrates the mystical roots of the Four Species of Sukkot.
From Rabbi Yitzchak Luria
Kabbalah illustrates the mystical roots of the Four Species of Sukkot.
Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Vayikra - Leviticus » Emor » The Holy Ari » Origin of (4) Species
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Lights of the Lulav
Through the lulav, we draw down supernal consciousness.
By Rabbi Yitzchak Luria (from the Writings of the Ari as recorded by Rabbi Chaim Vital); translated and edited by Baruch Emanuel Erdstein
Through the lulav, we draw down supernal consciousness
Kabbalah Online » Holidays » Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret & Simhat-Torah » The Holy Ari » Lights of the Lulav
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The Four Species
The taking of the "Four Kinds" is one of the primary mitzvot of the holiday of Sukkot. How is it done? Why is it done? When is it done? All this and more in this comprehensive section...
Jewish Holidays » Sukkot & Simchat Torah » Sukkot » Study » Laws & Lore » The Four Species
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The Case of the Missing Etrog
By Chaya Shuchat
On the cosmic mitzvah scale there really is no difference if I make a blessing over my lulav-and-etrog set, or if that same set is used by a Jew on the streets of Brooklyn.... mitzvah = mitzvah, right?
Jewish Holidays » Sukkot & Simchat Torah » Sukkot » Stories » The Case of the Missing Etrog
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An Etrog from the Garden of Eden
By Nissan Mindel
The Angel Michael harnessed the horse to the wagon of mitzvot, and the wagon driver cracked his whip. Suddenly the wagon gave a lurch forward, flattening the piles of sins that had been obstructing its way...
Jewish Holidays » Sukkot & Simchat Torah » Sukkot » Stories » An Etrog from the Garden of Eden
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It Takes All Kinds
By Yanki Tauber
The etrog says: "I am perfect." The lulav says: "Knowledge is everything." The hadas says "Action is the most important thing." The aravah says: "I am nothing." These are things we all need to say, at least once in a while.
Jewish Holidays » Sukkot & Simchat Torah » Sukkot » Study » Insights » It Takes All Kinds
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The Four Mysteries of King Solomon
By Yanki Tauber
Why do vacillation and hardship fuel growth? How can contradictory ideas embody a singular truth? Why does a simple physical deed elevate us to levels of holiness and G-dliness?
Jewish Holidays » Sukkot & Simchat Torah » Sukkot » Study » Essays » The Four Mysteries of King Solomon
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One Twig and One Leaf
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
The very virtues of the other three kinds--the understanding of the lulav, the feeling of the hadas, the across-the-board perfection of the etrog--spell their deficiency
Jewish Holidays » Sukkot & Simchat Torah » Sukkot » Study » Essays » One Twig and One Leaf
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