Note 96 — II. OUR DUTIES. (continued 4)

The lulabh alone is mentioned in the blessing, because it is the most prominent, and the other three species seem to be its appendages.—The form ‏על נטילת ‎ is explained by the fact that we generally hold the four species in our hand, and thus commence the mitsvah, before the berachah (see p. 329, note 2).—The three species, palm-branch, myrtle, and willow, are usually bound together by means of leaves of the palm-tree. Some used to add golden bands to these leaves (Mishnah, Succah iii. 8). ↑