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Hayom Yom 15 Tishrei - Customs of Sukkos
כְּשֶׁנּוֹתְנִים הַד' מִינִים לְאַחֵר לְבָרֵךְ עֲלֵיהֶם
When handing someone the Four Species so that he can recite a blessing over them,
אוֹמְרִים בְּפֵרוּשׁ שֶׁהוּא בְּמַתָּנָה עַל מְנָת לְהַחֲזִיר
one should say explicitly that it this “a gift on condition that it is returned.”
וּבִפְרַט בְּיוֹם רִאשׁוֹן
This practice applies especially on the first day,
וְהוּא תּוֹעֶלֶת לַנּוֹתֵן וְלַמְּקַבֵּל
and it is of benefit both to the donor and to the recipient.
הוֹרָה אַאַמוּ"ר שֶׁיַּתְחִילוּ בִּרְכַּת שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ כְּשֶׁהַלּוּלָב בְּיָדוֹ אַחַת וְהָאֶתְרוֹג בַּשְׁנִיָּה
My revered father, the…
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