by
Yori Yanover
Every Sukkot Eve, the religious-Jewish men and boys of the Lower East Side (OK, some religious-Jewish women and girls too) purchase an assortment of the Four Species, to be blessed and shaken vigorously as part of the Sukkot (Holiday of Booths) ritual.
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pardon my ignorance, but i've always wondered why etrogs cost so much. my husband and i joke that they are really "chinese lemons" and can probably be found in chinatown sold for 10 cents!
They cost this much because of the demanding physical requirements placed on the growers. Some blemishes render the fruit unacceptable for ritual use. I doubt very much you'll find them in Chinatown, as they're grown almost exclusively in Israel and Morocco.
ah, very interesting.
today i was accosted by a young lubavitch boy on grand and essex and i actually got to hold one of the elusive citrons (and palms) and do the whole prayer/shake. happy succot!
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