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Shalom friends,
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When you come to Israel in the spring and find yourself in a citrus orchard, the smell is so fine that you wish you could capture the scent and keep it in a bottle. Many have tried to do just that, but no one was able to truly replicate the real citrus fragrance.
When you come to Israel in the winter, you can enjoy the fruits of what you had smelled in the spring. Many kinds
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hadar) fill the markets. They can be squeezed into juices, cut into fruit salads, cooked into marmalades, and add flavor to any dish, but the best way to enjoy a citrus fruit is to peal it and eat it fresh!
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, pri 'ets hadar) is one of the four species ( |
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haminim) in the Torah. Waving a citrus in the air, while reciting a prayer during the
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, commandment) prescribed by the Torah. |
The first modern-Jewish orchard was bought by Sir Moses Montefiori in 1855, in the Mikve Israel vicinity, in order to create workplaces for the Jews of the old settlement. Citrus cultivation expanded and before World War One, Israel had 7500 acres of orchards, 2500 of which were owned by Jews.
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The name of the port became the brand name of the Israeli citrus, and the main variety cultivated there, the Shamouti, was nicknamed "Jaffa orange."
The two World Wars were disastrous to this industry, but, in-between the wars, many orchards were planted varying
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the original Shamouti oranges with grapefruits, tangerines and lemons.
After the establishment of the state of Israel, the citrus industry provided work for tens of thousands of discharged soldiers and new immigrants, as well as nutritious provisions for its inhabitants and means to gain foreign currency.
By the early 1970's, the orchard areas in Israel amounted to 105,000 acres. Production reached 1.7 million fruits, and the citrus industry became Israel's number one export industry.
Today, due to increased global competition and lack of profitability in this field, the industry has been reduced and the citrus orchard areas in Israel have declined to 62,000 acres, yielding 1 million tons of fruit, 85% of which is designated for export.
In this issue we'll learn about the variety of the citrus family, some related grammar, and names.
Bete'avon!
Bon appetit!
The Hebrew Online Team.
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Transcription: Pri 'ets hadar (m)
Tranlsaion: Fruit of citrus tree
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When mentioned in the Torah, it refers to a pretty and glorious fruit. Only later on, it was agreed to be the ‘etrog (citron), and this whole
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Transcription: Pardes (m)
Literal Meaning: Citrus Orchad
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Transcription: Tapuz (m)
Literal Meaning: Orange
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golden apple). The name refers to its resemblance to an apple and to its golden color.
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Transcription: Limon (m)
Literal Meaning: Lemon
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Transcription: 'Eshkolit (f)
Literal Meaning: Grapefruit
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Transcription: 'Etrog (m)
Literal Meaning: Citrus
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Transcription: Mandarina (f)
Literal Meaning: Mandarin
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Transcription: Klemantina (f)
Literal Meaning: Tangerine
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Transcription: Pomela / Pomelo (f)
Literal Meaning: Pomelo
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| Hebrew Grammar - Pick (fruits from trees) |
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| Weekly Hebrew Word Search |
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See if you can find all of the dog-related words in the puzzle below:
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Name:
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Hadar
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Gender:
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Female, Male
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Time of Appearance:
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The Modern Era
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Meaning:
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Glory, citrus fruits.
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