Pronounced: LOO-lahv (oo as in boo), Origin: Hebrew, a bundle of branches representing three species — willow, myrtle and palm — which are shaken together with the etrog on Sukkot.
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Key terms for the holidays of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah.
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