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Etrog (Hebrew: אֶתְרוֹג, plural: etrogim; Ashkenazi Hebrew: esrog, plural: esrogim) is the yellow citron (Citrus medica) used by Jews during the weeklong holiday of Sukkot as one of the four species. Together with the lulav, hadass, and aravah, the etrog is taken in hand and held or waved during specific portions of the holiday prayers.
He stated that all these etrogim had a Pitam and those without one should not be used. HaLevanon 14 no 2 go right to page 4—History of Balady and description of sub-varieties by Yakov Sapir, No 9—page 5 no 14—page 4—no 15—page 7 Yakov Sapir addressing the conflict over the Jaffa-Greek etrog and the Balady.
The mitzvah of waving the four species derives from the Torah. Leviticus 23:40 states: . And you shall take on the first day the fruit of splendid trees, branches of palm trees and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the L ORD your God for seven days.
A California farm grows citrons, known in Hebrew as the etrog, a fruit used to celebrate Sukkot. This year's crop tested the farm's owner in ways he never imagined.
The etrogim were under the supervision of the Corfu rabbis and were transported to Trieste by way of Corfu, and that is why Jews referred to this as the Corfu etrog. A citron tree in front of a private home in Naxos. While citron trees are still found on Corfu, [4] and in Naxos, the citron is no longer exported from Greece for ritual purposes.
Four Species, with the lulav longest in the middle.. Lulav (; Hebrew: לוּלָב ) is a closed frond of the date palm tree. It is one of the Four Species used during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
Yemenite Jew at the Western Wall with a large Yemenite etrog. The Yemenite citron (Hebrew: אֶתְרוֹג תֵּימָנִי, etrog teimani) [a] is a variety of citron, usually containing no juice vesicles in its fruit's segments.
His research has focused on general agriculture and on various citrus species. He is primarily known for his research on citron genetics [3] and shape variability,. [4] He developed an auxin which is instrumental in preserving the style and stigma of the citron; these features figure prominently in determining the halachic status of individual citrons for use as etrogim.