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MK Arye Deri's $5,000 etrog raises legal questions

This may be the most expensive yellow citron sold in 2023.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Orthodox Jews participate in a musical prayer service during which they walk around the synagogue carrying an etrog, a large citrus fruit, and a lulav.
Prospective buyers examine etrogs for imperfections at Nachum Lurie's etrog orchard in Kfar Chabad, Israel.

The quest for the perfect Etrog: Inside the high-stakes world of Sukkot citrus

A deep dive into why the etrog, a symbolic fruit used in the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, can fetch thousands of dollars.

|ByAARON PORIS/THE MEDIA LINE

How to experience true joy on Sukkot

|ByMARK FISH
A GIANT ETROG grows in a Tamguersift orchard in Souss.

Sukkot: Searching for etrogs in Morocco’s ancient groves

How are etrogim picked out and inspected in Morocco?

|ByMARION FISCHEL

Uzi-Eli Hezi, the shuk’s beloved 'Etrog Man,' dies at 80

The beloved juice maker from Yemen brought health and happiness to his thousands of customers.

JUNE 15, 2022ByALDEN TABAC
Etrog Man stand in the Mahane Yehuda market, Jerusalem.

Trump White House brokers the (etrog) deal of the century

Thanks to Avi Berkowitz, Sukkot was was saved for tens of thousands of New York area Jews.

OCTOBER 8, 2020ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
The Succot citron, etrog, is protectively wrapped in silky flax padding and safeguarded in a covered ornamental box.

How to shake a lulav by The Jerusalem Post - watch

One of the greatest mitzvot of the Sukkot holiday is shaking the lulav and etrog.

OCTOBER 13, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Jewish worshipper holds the Four Species, used in rituals for the holiday of Sukkot which began last week, before the recitation of the priestly blessing at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City September 30, 2015

Hundreds of etrogs held up at airport in England

The Animal and Plant Health Agency held up the shipment at the Manchester Airport under new and stricter regulations on the import of citrus fruit.

OCTOBER 8, 2019ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
Etrog cartoon

My Italian etrog

When I buy my own etrog (the citron fruit used on Sukkot), I prefer to purchase one that comes from Israel.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018ByEMANUELE G. DALLA TORRE
The Succot citron, etrog, is protectively wrapped in silky flax padding and safeguarded in a covered ornamental box.

Etroguim de Calabre : la crise

Cette année, les cédrats en provenance du sud de l’Italie se font très rares, et leurs prix atteignent des sommets

OCTOBER 8, 2017ByILANIT CHERNICK
Avant la récitation de la prière de Souccot, les quatre espèces en main