Fruit Of Arab Spring?
Helen Chernikoff Staff Writer With Egyptian supply down, Sukkot ritual objects expected to be pricier.Lulav and etrog sets sold in the United States may be pricier than usual this Sukkot, due to an...
View ArticleBranching Out Beyond Egypt
Helen Chernikoff Staff Writer New domestic, foreign suppliers of lulavim shaking up business, but prices still higher than last year.Ever since the government of Egypt announced a ban on the export of...
View ArticleAn Etrog Tree Grows In Arizona
Chavie Lieber/ JTA Meet Matt Bycer, a lawyer and organic farmer seeking to establish a domestic supply of the Sukkot fruit.Matt Bycer is like any other 33-year-old attorney who wakes up at the crack...
View ArticleFour Species OK For Air Travel, Says TSA
JTA Plants used for Sukkot can be carried on an airplane, the Transportation Security Administration said. The TSA, which is a part of the U.S. Homeland Security Department, said it will allow palm...
View ArticleIn Off Year For Israel, Morocco Is Etrog Hot Spot
Ben Sales JTA Assads, Morocco — Why the Jews want etrogs each fall, Mohammed Douch does not entirely understand. What he does know is that Jewish buyers are his main customers.read more
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