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Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 653
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Orach Chayim Siman 653 is a source-text unit from the Shulchan Arukh with 2 seifim. Its reading map separates the practical rule, its conditions and the points that need comparison with the surrounding text.
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<b>הדס אסור להריח בו. ובו ב סעיפים:</b><br>הדס של מצוה אסור להריח בו אבל אתרוג של מצוה מותר להריח בו מן הדין אלא שלפי שנחלקו אם מברכים עליו אם לא יש למנוע מלהריח בו:
It is forbidden to smell the myrtle. Containing 2 paragraphs It is forbidden to smell the myrtle that is used for the mitzvah. Technically, it is permitted to smell the etrog, but because there is a disagreement about whether or not to bless on it, one should refrain from smelling it.
עבד להושענא ולא אגבהה למיפק בה שרי בהנאה:
If [one of the four species] was made for [use as one of the four species] but was not lifted to fulfill an obligation, it is still permissible to get benefit from it.
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