United Synagogue communities have been told not to share lulav and etrog sets among congregants in order to be Covid-compliant.
Rabbis and rebbetzins have been issued with new guidelines for the remaining festivals in the wake of tighter new social distancing measures.
While the US had previously suggested how synagogues could use communal arba minim, it says the changing situation has brought a clear message from government that “we should not facilitate the use of shared items in any way”.
Those who bring their own lulav and etrog sets to synagogue should not let them be touched by anyone else.