Etrog Box for Succot

The etrog box, used to protect the etrog citrus fruit used during the festival of Sukkoth, is designed in the shape of the fruit with a knob and a stalk with two leaves. The fruit is encircled with a silver band, designed as a heart, symbolizing the etrog fruit as the human heart. The text is from Leviticus 23:40: “On the first day you shall take the product of Hadar trees… and you shall rejoice before the Lord for seven days.”

The etrog box is lined with linen padding to protect the delicate fruit, or the entire box can sit on a nest. The container is opened by a mechanism hidden in the stalk. The leaves serve as handles to carry the box.