If Hoshana Rabbah falls on Sunday and a non-Jew cut willow on Shabbat, may it be used?
Synopsis
If a non-Jew cut willow on Shabbat on their own initiative, it is valid. If a Jew instructed them to cut on Shabbat and this is publicly known, one should be stringent if other willow is available.
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