How much did you pay for your Lulov and Esrog?

[ilherman]

$250. both are from Isreal!

[YOSEF]

Sorry to be blunt, but this thread can do no good for klal yisroel.

[ilherman]

Sorry to be blunt, but this thread can do no good for klal yisroel.

Explain.
I really doubt that the IRS is going to audit DDF... 

[george]

I assume he meant it's not good because it will cause jealousy and perhaps push people to spend beyond their means. But I may be completely off.

[ilherman]

I assume he meant it's not good because it will cause jealousy and perhaps push people to spend beyond their means. But I may be completely off.

No, IMO it would be a Bechinah of קנאת סופרים תרבה חכמה..... 

[ChAiM'l]

$0.00

[real-brisker]

I bought 4 lemons in shoprite for $0.99.

[MoYS]

Sorry to be blunt, but this thread can do no good for klal yisroel.

well speak up, if its not one of those reasons, and just because it is a waste of time, what about the rest of "just shmooze"

[george]

No, IMO it would be a Bechinah of קנאת סופרים תרבה חכמה.....

I strongly disagree. It would be tragic if people who can in no way afford to spend $250 on arba minim felt like they had to because of peer pressure.
Besides for the lack of modesty in bragging about how expensive your esrog is...
#myhumbleopinion

As for kinas sofrim tarbeh chochmah, that is referring to learning torah/knowledge of torah. Perhaps one can extend it to other mitzvos, but how much you paid for a mitzvah is very different than how well you performed the mitzvah. How much kavana did you have? How precise were you with the halachos involved? On that one can say kinas sofrim tarbeh chochma, perhaps. But not on the price you paid. Absolutely not.

[yuneeq]

I strongly disagree. It would be tragic if people who can in no way afford to spend $250 on arba minim felt like they had to because of peer pressure.
Besides for the lack of modesty in bragging about how expensive your esrog is...
#myhumbleopinion

As for kinas sofrim tarbeh chochmah, that is referring to learning torah/knowledge of torah. Perhaps one can extend it to other mitzvos, but how much you paid for a mitzvah is very different than how well you performed the mitzvah. How much kavana did you have? How precise were you with the halachos involved? On that one can say kinas sofrim tarbeh chochma, perhaps. But not on the price you paid. Absolutely not.

Sorry sir, but on DDF, the only pressure we have is to spend the least and to get the best

[george]

Sorry sir, but on DDF, the only pressure we have is to spend the least and to get the best

very true, but it seems from the OP that he made an exception when he was buying his arba minim.

[DovtheBear]

very true, but it seems from the OP that he made an exception when he was buying his arba minim.

Why? $250 is a bargain! 

[elikay]

so far I only have hadassim

[notanonymous]

under $110 for chazon ish esrog, deri, and aleph aleph haddasim

[rots5]

Most expensive set sold by us is 125.  And u get to open the boxes. We don't sift.

[PlatinumGuy]

$250. both are from Isreal!

I don't think they grow Lulavim in Israel, sounds like you were scammed.

[how]

I don't think they grow Lulavim in Israel, sounds like you were scammed.

-101

[Saver2000]

-101

Explain.

[how]

No need to explain. There are thousands of lulavim grown in Eretz Yisroel

[Saver2000]

No need to explain. There are thousands of lulavim grown in Eretz Yisroel

Really now? Where exactly? I. E.  Which towns?