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Etrog Placed Under the Bed

Question

An etrog that was placed under a bed that was slept on overnight, is the etrog disqualified for the mitzvah?

Answer

Ideally, an etrog should not be placed under a bed that is slept on, but if it was placed there, it is not disqualified. 

Answered 15 September 2022 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source

Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah 116. Rema's glosses there. Responsa Marcheshet, Part 1, Siman 20. Kaf HaChaim, Siman 639, Section 80.

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