Waving and Beating of Willows
The practice of beating willows on Hoshanah Rabbah is a very unusual one, with no explanations offered in the Talmud or Midrash. In the ancient world, the willow represented both fertility and infertility, life and death, and the beating of willows can be connected both to beating with plants as a f...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2024
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The review of rabbinic Judaism
Year: 2024, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 71-90 |
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willow
B Sukkot B Hoshanah Rabbah B Scapegoat |
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