Hi,
May I
put a lulav in water to keep it fresh on Yom Tov?
One may put
a lulav in water; we are not concerned about the forbidden melachah of
"planting", because placing the lulav in water will not lead to any
detectible growth.
However,
inappropriate exertion on Yom Tov is prohibited. Therefore, one may only place
a lulav in water which was prepared before Yom Tov; ideally, the lulav should actually
be in that water before Yom Tov begins. One may add water on Yom Tov, so long
as the majority of the water was there before Yom Tov.
One may not
handle a lulav at all on Shabbat.
(Shulchan
Aruch Orach Chaim 336:11, 654:1; Mishneh Berurah 336:54, 654:3; Shaar haTziyyun
336:48; Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchatah 26:27)
חג סוכות שמח,
Mordechai
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