Etrog - Stem Fell Off

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Question

An etrog whose stem has fallen off (or almost fallen off), is it kosher for the other days, and is there any point in gluing it back?

Answer

Shalom Rav

If the stem has fallen off, it is invalid on the first day due to being incomplete. However, it is kosher for the other days.

There is a dispute among the poskim whether gluing it back is effective for the first day as well, and the conclusion of the Bechor Yaakov is to consider it invalid.

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 649, Se'if 5
If its pitom or stem is removed, its status is like that of an incomplete one, and it is kosher from the first day onward.

Bechor Yaakov, there, Ot 24

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