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Diamante Citron
Species
C. medica

The citron of Diamante which is also known as citrus medica cv. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. The citron is a fragrant fruit with the botanical name Citrus medica L The citron is a fragrant fruit with the botanical name Citrus medica L Diamante is a coastal town and Comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Diamante, is named after the city which is in the center of its cultivation point, province of Cosenza, region of Calabria, at the south-western coast of Italy. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. Cosenza is a city in Italy, located at the confluence of the rivers Busento and Crathis. Calabria ( Latin: Brutium) is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest That's why it is called by others "Calabria Esrog", which is the Hebrew name for the citron.

However, by most religious Jews it is called Yanova Esrog, presumably because it used to be shipped to the Jewish centers in Europe via Genoa, a city and seaport in north Italy. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

Cedro Ordinario as illustrated by Volckamer.
Cedro Ordinario as illustrated by Volckamer. Johann Christoph Volkamer ( June 7 1644 &ndash August 26 1720) was a German merchant manufacturer and Botanist.


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History

Genoa was known to supply etrog for the Jews since the times of the Tosafists, along with Sanremo, Bordighera, and the rest of Liguria. Tosafists were Medieval Rabbis who created critical and explanatory Glosses on the Talmud. Sanremo is a city with about 57000 inhabitants on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria in north-western Italy. Bordighera is a town and Comune the in the Province of Imperia, Liguria ( Italy) Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions

Although little is known about the Genuese variety they used to grow, Volkamer indicated that it was very similar (besides the taste in which the Genuese was reported to be not as good) to the one illustrated by him[1] as well as by Ferrari[2] as the Cedro Ordinario, and they seem to be very close in nature and form to the Diamante of today. Johann Christoph Volkamer ( June 7 1644 &ndash August 26 1720) was a German merchant manufacturer and Botanist. Giovanni Baptista (also Battista) Ferrari (1584 Siena - 1 February 1655 Siena was an Italian Jesuit and professor

Therefore, it is considered to be of oldest Ashkenazic tradition for the Jewish ritual during the Feast of Tabernacles. Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim ( Hebrew: אַשְׁכֲּנָזִים, ˌaʃkəˈnazim sing A ritual is a set of actions often thought to have Symbolic value the performance of which is usually prescribed by a Religion or by the Traditions [3]

Most adherent to the Diamante variety of Calabria are still the Chabad's who's late Rabbi's were always in support for this traditional variety[4]. Chabad-Lubavitch is one of the largest Hasidic movements in Orthodox Judaism, and is based in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn Among the other Hasidic sects it is most used by the Satmars. Hasidic Judaism (also Chasidic, etc from the Hebrew: he '''''חסידות''''', Chassidus, meaning "piety" from the Hebrew Satmar (or Satmar Hasidism or Satmarer Hasidism) (חסידות סאטמאר is a Hasidic movement of mostly Hungarian Grand Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum


A Citron Tree in Calabria supported with sticks.
A Citron Tree in Calabria supported with sticks. The citron is a fragrant fruit with the botanical name Citrus medica L Calabria ( Latin: Brutium) is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of

Kashrus Supervision

The citron in Calabria was celebrated by poets like Byron and D'Annunzio, but is only saved from extinction, thanks to the Jewish tradition. Kashrut (also kashruth or kashrus, he כַּשְׁרוּת refers to Jewish dietary laws. POETS day is a term used by workers in England and Australia, to jocularly refer to Friday as the last day of the Work week. Gabriele d'Annunzio ( 12 March 1863 &ndash 1 March 1938) was an Italian Poet, Journalist, Novelist [5]

While Calabria is at the southern point of Italy, and its climate most Mediterranean, it is the most suitable for the citron. Climate encompasses the temperatures humidity rainfall atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorogical factors in a given region over long periods of Even though, during the winter it is still too cold for the citron, and this is why the farmers need to protect them with blue or green plastic covers. Most of the citron trees in the area are grafted onto foreign rootstock, to save them from freeze and all different kinds of illness. Grafting is a method of asexual Plant propagation widely used in Agriculture and Horticulture where the tissues of one Plant are encouraged to While this practice renders their fruits to non-kosher for the ritual, no citron is to be picked off unless the tree is carefully inspected by a mashgiach. This article is about someone who supervises the production of Kosher food

A double graft union, one at the stem and one at the branch.
A double graft union, one at the stem and one at the branch. Grafting is a method of asexual Plant propagation widely used in Agriculture and Horticulture where the tissues of one Plant are encouraged to

A Jewish delegation comes from Israel to Santa Maria del Cedro every year between July and August to choose the best fruit to be used in the most important holiday for the Jewish community. Delegation (also called deputation) is the assignment of authority and responsibility to another person (normally from a manager to a subordinate to carry out specific activities For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Santa Maria del Cedro is a town in the Province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and The selection of the best fruit is a virtual ritual. The mashgichim, each followed by a peasant carrying a box and a pair of scissors, go to the citron farms at five in the morning. This article is about someone who supervises the production of Kosher food A peasant is an agricultural worker who subsists by working a small plot of ground Scissors are hand operated cutting instruments consisting of a pair of Metal Blades connected in such a way that the blades meet and cut materials placed The mashgiach proceeds slowly looking left and right. Then he stops and looks at the base of the tree, right where the trunk comes up from the ground. In Botany, trunk (or bole) refers to the main structural member of a Tree that supports the Branches and is supported by and directly attached A smooth trunk means the tree has not been grafted and the fruit can be picked. The mashgiach lies down on the ground to examine better the lower branches between the leaves.

Once the good fruit is found, the mashgiach shows it to the peasant who cuts it off leaving a piece of the stalk. In Botany, a peduncle is a stalk supporting an Inflorescence, or after Fecundation a fruit Then the mashgiach analyses the picked citron one more time and if he decides it is worthy he wraps it in oakum and puts it in the box. Oakum is a preparation of Tarred Fibre used in Shipbuilding, forcaulking or packing the joints of timbers in wooden vessels and thedeck planking of iron The farmer receives the agreed sum for each picked fruit. Then the boxes are sealed and sent to the Lamezia Terme airport with a final destination Tel Aviv. Lamezia Terme is a city and a commune in the Province of Catanzaro ( Calabria) in Italy. Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel [6]

Although Diamante is also growing in Peurto Rico, Sicily and Sardinia, their etrogs are not used for the Jewish ritual, since no kashrut certification was present at tranplantation. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Sardinia (sɑrˈdɪnɪə Sardegna Sardigna or Sardinnya is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily) Kashrut (also kashruth or kashrus, he כַּשְׁרוּת refers to Jewish dietary laws. Seeds and cuttings of inspected trees were planted in the Israeli village of Kfar Chabad, with the hechsher certification by major kashrut organizations. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Kfar Chabad (כפר חב"ד lit Chabad Village) is a Chabad-Lubavitch village in central Israel. See also Kashrut A hechsher (IPA /hɛxʃəʁ/ הכשר Hebrew: "kosher approval", plural hechsherim Kashrut (also kashruth or kashrus, he כַּשְׁרוּת refers to Jewish dietary laws.

Each Tree is inspected for Grafting signs.
Each Tree is inspected for Grafting signs. Grafting is a method of asexual Plant propagation widely used in Agriculture and Horticulture where the tissues of one Plant are encouraged to

The methods for tree checking to verify if the tree is grafted or not, were established by a board of rabbi's in Israel by year 1877 as described in Kuntres Pri Etz Hadar which was published in Jerusalem a year after. Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the

Other Citron Varieties

References

  1. ^ Cedro ordinario illustration of Nürbergisches Hesperides oder gründliche Beschreibung.
  2. ^ Malum Citreum Volgura from Hesperides sive de malorum aureorum.
  3. ^ Oekonomische Encyklopädie
  4. ^ A world known statement by rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn
  5. ^ Discovery Jewish Italy – academy article
  6. ^ Ansa Mediterraneo- RELIGION ROME JEWISH LEADERS VISIT COSENZA CITRON FARMS

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