Etrog - Stem Fell Off
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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