Etrog clip art for Sukkot

In the Chassidic community, some Jews pickle or candy the etrog (citron) from Sukkot and eat it on Tu BiShvat. Some pray that they will be worthy of a beautiful etrog on the following Sukkot.

Description of Illustration: two versions of the same illustration one in monochromatic yellow shades the other in green and yellow, etrog fruit

      ^{Rabbinic Judaism believes the Biblical phrase peri eitz hadar (פְּרִי עֵץ הָדָר) refers to the etrog. Grammatically, the Hebrew phrase is ambiguous; it is typically translated as "fruit of a beautiful tree," but it can also be read as "a beautiful fruit of a tree." Etrogs are carefully selected for the performance of the Sukkot holiday rituals.       
      In modern Hebrew, hadar refers to the genus Citrus. Nahmanides (1194 – c. 1270) suggests that the word was the original Hebrew name for the citron. According to him, the word etrog was introduced over time, adapted from the Aramaic. The Arabic name for the citron fruit, itranj (اترنج), mentioned in hadith literature, is also associated with the Hebrew. A hadar in Greek is hydro, which means it needs a lot of water. The hydro tree needs a lot of water and a etrog needs a lot of water.}

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