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The sweet scent of myrtle makes it the archetypal scented spice
Published: 29 May 2025
Last updated: 12 June 2025
Myrtle is best known in Jewish culture as one of the four species used in the Sukkot ritual but it has a more regular place in traditional practice.
In this video, from our Plants of the Bible series, Australian-turned-Israeli Elly Waller shares the another use of myrtle 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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Simon30 May at 03:04 pm
nice one – thanks for sharing