A photo and detail of a mural featuring an esrog tree, lulav and esrog in the historic Breed Street Synagogue (Congregation Talmud Torah) in Los Angeles, once the largest Orthodox Synagogue west of Chicago (courtesy of Racelle Rosett).
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Assemble, Bless and Shake
Learn how to assemble, bless and shake your lulav, as well as to care for it by clicking here: Please print these instructions before Yom Tov.
Sukkah Project Design Competetion
A DESIGN BUILD COMPETITION
September 21 – 27, 2018 – Exhibition
September 23, 2018 – Sukkah Festival & Award Ceremony
The Texas Jewish Arts Association welcomes you to The Sukkah Project: Dwell in Design – a design competition to which local and national architects, artists and builders are invited to submit their most creative and exciting sukkah designs.
A panel of expert judges will select a minimum of 10 of the most outstanding and creative sukkah designs entered into the competition. These winning entries will receive a $1,800 construction stipend and be tasked with building a life sized, modern artistic interpretation of a sukkah to be displayed on the grounds of the Museum of Biblical Art on September 20th, 2018. Each sukkah will display the designer’s name and his artist statement.
The exhibition is free to the public except on Sunday 23rd when there will be a $5 entry fee per adult that will be donated to our designated beneficiaries.
For more information visit: https://www.thesukkahproject.org/exhibition
Participants of the Sukkah Project can obtain lulav and esrog sets, as well as other items via our page here.
Yanaver Esrog Shortage. POTUS Tweets?
There is a shortage of Yanaver Esrogim this year due to a freeze in Italy. Apparently this has caught the attention of our president who seems to know that we are growing American Esrogim.
Effects of Harsh Winter in Italy Worry Producers of ‘Yanover’ Esrogim
Giant Esrog – 5.5 lbs grown in Dallas from Zaide Reuven’s Esrog
Henry Litoff was my first employee when I started Zaide Reuven’s Esrog Farm about 20 years ago when I started growing esrog trees. Here he is pictured with his father and brother and the 5.5 lb esrog he grew from the seeds of one of our first esrogim we sold. He managed to do this in Dallas using his own greenhouse.
Israel imports Moroccan citron for 1st time
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4429463,00.html
First deliveries of 1,500 etrogim arrive from African country just in time for Jewish holiday of Sukkot
Navit Zommer
The Agriculture Ministry has permitted the import of etrogim (yellow citrons) from Morocco ahead of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
First deliveries of 1,500 etrogim arrived in Israelseveral days ago. This is the first time the Jewish state imports etrogim from Morocco.
The Moroccan citron which grows in the Atlas Mountains is considered the original etrog from the biblical times, according to researchers specializing in the plants of the Bible.
The Moroccan citron is mostly popular among Sephardic communities, and the import is being done at the request of the communities’ leaders in Israel.
| Published: | 09.15.13, 13:43 |