Etrog

America’s only major etrog grower is in survival mode amid global competition

The Kirkpatrick family, who are not Jewish, began growing etrogs 46 years ago on a small California ranch. Now, they are the only major commercial growers of kosher etrogs in the United States.

|ByLEA LOEB/JTA
Greg Kirkpatrick holds an etrog from Lindcove Ranch, California, which has been run by his family for 60 years. The ranch is the only major commercial grower of kosher etrogs in the United States.
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and his students hold the Four Species as they attend a morning prayer during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in Katzrin, northern Israel, on October 12, 2025.

Gov't warns against bringing Four Species into Israel without authorization ahead of Sukkot

The warning was issued with special consideration for the situation at Ben-Gurion Airport, which has become a bustling hub, with chaos on the rise. 

|ByMILLA WOLMAN
"And you shall take for yourselves on the first day the fruit of a majestic tree, palm branches, boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook" (Leviticus 23:40). The Sages determined that this refers to the etrog.

The etrog blessed by the Lubavitcher Rebbe became a prestigious orchard

Discover the Kfar Chabad orchard growing citron fruits worth thousands of shekels – where the Four Species meet agriculture, faith, and precision.

|ByZIV REINSTEIN