Is a lulav whose leaves have separated from each other (but not become loose from the spine) kosher?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that a lulav whose leaves separated from each other but did not become loose (nidaldelu) like palm fronds is kosher even without binding. The Rema adds that l'chatchila it is preferable to take a lulav without fully separated leaves.
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