Why Jews search for the perfect citron in Italy

Would you pay several hundred dollars for a citron? Many people regard citrons as nothing more than a sour fruit. But in Judaism, they have especially significant symbolic value. A very special kind of citron grows in Calabria, and it attracts rabbis from all over the world to southern Italy ever year. Why is that?

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:41 Calabria: Home of citrons
01:23 Etrog: The perfect fruit
02:10 Growing citrons
02:40 The taste of citrons
03:19 Inspecting citrons
03:53 Sukkot or the Feast of Tabernacles
04:48 Outro

CREDITS
Report: Susanne Gessner, Michael Kadereit
Camera: Michael Kadereit
Edit: Susanne Gessner
Supervising editors: Ruben Kalus, Simone Lauenstein

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