Thus the custom of the diaspora defeated the lulav on Shabbat | Menachem Rahat
The Torah commandment requires taking the lulav on the first day of Sukkot, but when the holiday falls on Shabbat the accepted custom is to refrain from doing so. The ancient Land of Israel tradition…
Assessment
A debate over whether to wave the lulav on Shabbat during Sukkot is resurfacing, pitting an ancient Land of Israel custom against a centuries-old Diaspora practice that became universal halakha. The core tension is between reviving a forgotten local tradition and maintaining the stability of accepted rabbinic rulings. Most current rabbinic authorities oppose changing the established norm, so the practical outcome likely hinges on whether any significant community actually breaks from the consensus.