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Why can't I use a lemon instead of an etrog?
By Menachem Posner
When the Torah tells us to take a beautiful fruit, the only possible candidate is the etrog...
Jewish Holidays » Sukkot & Simchat Torah » Sukkot » Study » Q&A » Why can't I use a lemon instead of an etrog?
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The Complete "Four Kinds" Owner's Manual
Basic guidelines and tips to become a knowledgeable Fourt Kinds consumer
For the adventuresome folks who wish to venture into the uncharted waters of the Four Kinds market, here are some basic guidelines and tips that, when followed, will allow you to be a relatively knowledgeable consumer.
Jewish Holidays » Sukkot & Simchat Torah » Sukkot » Guide » The Complete "Four Kinds" Owner's Manual
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Sukkot: The Etrog
The beauty of “the four kinds” is the etrog, the citron fruit. What distinguishes the etrog from an ordinary lemon?
Video » The Deed » Sukkot: The Etrog
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The Esrog from Gan Eden
Kids » Story Time » Audio Stories » The Esrog from Gan Eden
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The Perfect Esrog
Kids » Story Time » Audio Stories » The Perfect Esrog
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Post-Sukkot Uses for the Etrog
A Collection of Recipes and Ideas from our Readers
Here are some tried and tested successful uses for your precious etrog...enjoy!
Women » Recipes & Cooking » Kitchen and Cooking Tips » Post-Sukkot Uses for the Etrog
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The Fruit of Desire
by Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman; adapted from Rabbi Dr. Charles Chavel's annotated translation of Ramban's Commentary on the Torah
The Etrog, like Shemini Azteret, rectifies the eating of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge.
Kabbalah Online » Holidays » Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret & Simhat-Torah » Mystical Classics » The Fruit of Desire
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The Case of the Missing Etrog
By Chaya Shuchat
On the cosmic mitzvah scale there really is no difference if I make a blessing over my lulav-and-etrog set, or if that same set is used by a Jew on the streets of Brooklyn.... mitzvah = mitzvah, right?
Jewish Holidays » Sukkot & Simchat Torah » Sukkot » Stories » The Case of the Missing Etrog
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An Etrog from the Garden of Eden
By Nissan Mindel
The Angel Michael harnessed the horse to the wagon of mitzvot, and the wagon driver cracked his whip. Suddenly the wagon gave a lurch forward, flattening the piles of sins that had been obstructing its way...
Jewish Holidays » Sukkot & Simchat Torah » Sukkot » Stories » An Etrog from the Garden of Eden
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Origin of (4) Species
Kabbalah illustrates the mystical roots of the Four Species of Sukkot.
From Rabbi Yitzchak Luria
Kabbalah illustrates the mystical roots of the Four Species of Sukkot.
Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Vayikra - Leviticus » Emor » The Holy Ari » Origin of (4) Species
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