The ‘etrog’ wars: How the Ottoman Empire turned a sacred fruit into a global commodity

Oct 6, 2025 6:16 pm | Jpost

ETROGIM ON display: The fruit’s distinctive bumpy skin and bright color made it both a ritual object and a coveted commodity across Jewish communities. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
From the groves of Corfu and Cephalonia to the orchards of Tiberias and Jaffa, the saga of the etrog under Ottoman rule reveals how a fruit became entangled in struggles of faith and trade.
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