Krakenfruit (the Buddha's Hand Etrog)

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Down The Rabbi Hole

Elli Fischer

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Deep dives into forgotten corners of Jewish culture and social, material, and intellectual history.

Judaism

Religion & Spirituality

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Krakenfruit (the Buddha's Hand Etrog)

Down The Rabbi Hole

49 minutes 53 seconds

2 years ago

Krakenfruit (the Buddha's Hand Etrog)

Two of the greatest rabbis of the Bavli Jewish community in recent centuries address the status of a new type of fruit that arrived from the Far East. Is it a kosher etrog?

The question is addressed in two responsa, one by R. Abdullah Somekh and one by his student, R. Yosef Hayyim, both of Baghdad.

Link to the responsum: https://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=32212&st=&pgnum=379