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 ...
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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 ...
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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!
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This year’s High Holiday kids’ books are a celebration of Jewish diversity
This year’s books transport readers back to biblical times; whiz them to the old-world streets of Istanbul; remember the etrog trade in 18th-century New York City; and celebrate harvest ...
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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 ...
The Times of Israel4d
The Etrog and the Arava: 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 the etrog (citron) has both taste and scent; the lulav (palm ...
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 ...