Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Farmer Greg Kirkpatrick checks a citron hanging from a tree at Lindcove Ranch. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) The citron is an ...

NEW YORK (JTA) — The holiday of Sukkot isn’t complete without a lulav and an etrog, the four species that Jews are commanded to wave on the harvest holiday. But according to a new book, it wasn’t ...

When is a piece of fruit more than a piece of fruit? The history and meaning of the etrog is explored in a new book. The etrog (citron) has a surprisingly lofty standing in Jewish law, literature, ...

Give a citron to the average cook, and she’ll see a bumpy-skinned citrus fruit with a fragrant peel. She might stir the grated zest into cake batter, shave it onto salads, boil it into marmalade or ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (JTA) — Rebecca Kanthor, a member of a progressive Jewish community in Shanghai, knows that she can easily order lulavs and etrogs in a few clicks online. Kanthor, who belongs to ...

If I have one wish for Sukkot, my favorite Jewish holiday, it’s this: no more plastic fruit. Each year, Jewish people are commanded to fulfill the mitzvah of building a sukkah — a temporary shelter in ...

The citron is an unusual fruit. It's an ancient citrus varietal, one that's lumpy, wrinkly and somewhat oblong. You won't find it in most grocery stores. It's not a La Croix flavor. It isn't showing ...