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The Four Kinds
One Mitzvah that is unique to Sukkot is the taking of The Four Kinds - We will pick out the finest:
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Etrog (citron), Lulav (palm frond), Hadassim (myrtle branches) & Aravot (willow branches)
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The Midrash tells us that the Four Kinds represent the various types and personalities that comprise the community of Israel, whose intrinsic unity we emphasize on Sukkot.
On each day of the festival (except Shabbat), during the daytime hours, we take the Four Kinds, recite a blessing over them, bring them together in our hands and wave them in all six directions: right, left, forward, up, down and to the rear. (The Four Kinds are also an integral part of the holiday's daily morning service.)
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