Sukkut Lema'seh Beit Midrash Articles Around the Jewish Year Sukkut Categories Rosh Hashana Sukkut Tu BiShevat Purim Pesach Nissan Shavuot chanuka iyar Subscribe to our Newsletter Full Name Email I agree to the terms of use and privacy policy of the site. Pesticide Traces in Etrogim Etrogim must be edible to be fit for use in the arba minim. Every year, the issue of pesticide traces arises, putting into question if it is, in fact, edible... Read More Arba Minim in the Eighth Year How can we buy the arba minim on a year after shemitah? What should I do with an Etrog that has Kedusha? Rav Netanel Oyerbach answers Read More Eighth-Year Etrogim in and out of Israel What should we do with otzar beit din Etrogim. Can we export these etrogim to outside of Isreal? Read More Grafted and Hybrid Etrogim What is a grafted etrog? About the problem specifically in grafted etrogim, the rationale for the prohibition against kila'im, the definition of a pure etrog,... Read More Sukkot: The Etrog's Pitom Many G-d fearing Jews are willing to pay for a beautiful, mehudar etrog. The greatest hidur has to do with the pitom, yet many are not aware of what to look out... Read More The superiority of taking an Israeli etrog Is it preferable to use an etrog that grew in Israel even though taking the arba minim isn't a land-dependent mitzvah? Read More Arba Minim from the Land of Israel While the mitzvah of taking the arba minim is not a land-dependent mitzvah, it nevertheless is linked to the Land of Israel. A few words on these four species... Read More Planting a Yemenite etrog tree next to a lemon tree or an etrog tree of a different strain Yemenite etrogim sometimes change when planted near lemon trees. Explanations for the phenomenon and the halachic status of such etrogim. Read More Sukkut: The Etrog What is a gartel etrog? Which segulot are ascribe to eating etrog jam and why? Why can't we use a grafted etrog for the arba minim? Fun facts and important... Read More
