How to Assemble Your Lulav

Now that we have picked out beautiful  Arba Minim, it's time to assemble them. First, you take the lulav, and you  make sure that the spine is facing you. This is the spine of the  lulav. It's the smooth part. Then you take the hadassim and  put them on the right side. A lulav holder is not necessary,  but it is the common practice. Push the hadassim down into the holder gently. And then on the left side,  we're going to put the aravot. The aravot should be inserted  on the left side of the lulav. And they should be a little  bit lower than the hadassim. And the hadassim should be below the  spine of the lulav by about 3 or 4 inches. This is a fully assembled  lulav, hadassim, and aravot.