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The History of the Citron, and Its Many Boxes
“The etrog was used as a weapon with which to pelt one’s enemies and as an amulet to soften the pains of childbirth.”
One of the key practices of the holiday of Sukkot—the week-long festival that began last Sunday night—is the waving of a palm frond and myrtle and willow branches (collectively known as the lulav) together with the citron (in Hebrew, etrog). Reviewing a recent book about the history of the etrog, a fruit that resembles a large lemon, Jenna Weissman Joselit writes:
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The History of the Citron, and Its Many Boxes
“The etrog was used as a weapon with which to pelt one’s enemies and as an amulet to soften the pains of childbirth.”