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There’s more significance to this plant in Jewish heritage than you’ll find in modern health bars.
Published: 28 May 2025
Last updated: 29 May 2025
Modern users mostly know carob as a poor substitute for chocolate but in Jewish tradition it carries a weightier significance.
In this video, from our Plants of the Bible series, Australian-turned-Israeli Elly Waller shares two meanings of carob, one of the significant plants at Neot Kedumim, Israel's Biblical Landscape park.
Marlo L Newton is an enthusiastic historian and Jewish educator. She is Head of Philanthropy at The Alfred Foundation, Melbourne.
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