Harvesting for Sukkot: A look at the farmers who grow the holiday's Four Species
At Sukkot time, many Jews focus on the Four Species – etrog (citron), lulav (palm frond), three hadassim (myrtle twigs), and ...
Arutz Sheva2d
Why we need to embrace all Four Species
The midrash examines why these particular species were chosen, focusing on their unique physical characteristics, noting that ...
Jewish Press2d
Etrog Boxes – In All Their Cardboard And Silver Glory
In the world of antique Judaica, it appears that containers made specifically for the purpose of holding an etrog is a rather late development, as the oldest verified etrog boxes... date no earlier th ...
The Times of Israel3d
The Great Etrog Emergency
Not this year. This year, few congregants would boast an etrog of their own. The sage was perturbed. In the afternoon, a messenger breathlessly barged into the sage’s study, “People are panicked!
With an eye to the sky, Sukkot celebrates the harvest season
Sukkot is a seven-day festival and a very sacred holiday for many Jews. This year it began Wednesday evening. The most ...
Jewish Press4d
Is This Etrog Reliably Kosher? – And Thank You For The Arba Minim Set!
and may Hashem who is good repay you for your work to give merit to those who are eager to fulfill the mitzvah of “and you shall take for yourself a beautiful fruit” [i.e., an etrog ...
Detailed Halachot of building a Sukkah
The sukkah must have at least two full walls and part of a third wall. The two full walls should be at least 7 tefachim wide ...
The Times of Israel4d
This Sukkot, Add ‘Ushpizin’ to Your Holiday Watchlist
With Haredim- let alone any Jews so rarely represented in film, ‘Ushpizin’ provides a beautifully crafted window into not ...