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Why do Jews shake the four species on Sukkot?

Summary by Haaretz
Arguably the most obscure of Jewish customs, during Sukkot, Jews shake a closed date frond, some myrtle boughs, a few willow twigs and a citron fruit as part of the daily prayer service – but why and where did this begin?

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Haaretz broke the news in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel on Sunday, October 5, 2025.
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