Yerushalmi Sukkah 3:7 ירושלמי סוכה ג׳:ז׳

MISHNAH: The measure of a small etrog, Rebbi Meïr says, like a walnut, Rebbi Jehudah says, like an egg⁸⁹A chicken egg.. And a large one, so that he is able to hold the two of them⁹⁰The etrog and the lulav together. in one hand, the words of Rebbi Jehudah; Rebbi Yose says, even one in both of his hands.

HALAKHAH: ⁹¹The origin of the paragraph is in Ma`serot 1:4, Notes 99–106, ע. A parallel but different discussion is in the Babli 36a/b. Rebbi Aqiba says an unripe cedrat is not a fruit, but the Sages say it is a fruit. Rebbi Hila, Rebbi Yasa, in the name of Rebbi Eleazar: It follows that Rebbi Simeon<sup>92</sup>In Mishnah Ma`serot1:4 he frees unripe etrog from tithes. follows the argument of his teacher, Rebbi Aqiba. Just as Rebbi Aqiba said it is not a fruit, so Rebbi Simeon said it is not a fruit. Rebbi Yose said, is everything qualified for lulav subject to tithes and everything disqualified for lulav not subject to tithes? Did they not object, there is the spotted one⁸²The etrog is disqualified if either on one side most of it is covered by scab, as noted here, or if all around it has infected spots, as noted in the next Halakhah. Therefore if the top was covered by scab it is covered on all sides and therefore disqualified., one that grew in a form⁹³Greek τύπος., or one shaped like a ball, which are disqualified for lulav but subject to tithes! It is reasonable {to hold that} Rebbi Simeon agrees with Rebbi Aqiba but Rebbi Aqiba does not agree with Rebbi Simeon. Rebbi Simeon agrees with Rebbi Aqiba since it is written fruit⁹⁴Lev.23:40. and it is not a fruit. Rebbi Aqiba does not agree with Rebbi Simeon, there is the spotted one, one that grew in a form, or one shaped like a ball, which are disqualified for lulav but subject to tithes.

We have stated, “like a walnut.” There are Tannaim who state, “up to a walnut.” He who says “like a walnut”, as a walnut itself is qualified. He who says “up to a walnut”, as a walnut itself is disqualified.

Rebbi Yose⁹⁵This possibly might refer to R. Yose the Tanna. The argument that the omission of the connective “and” in the list indicates that the etrog must be kept separate from the other items is ascribed to R. Eleazar (the Tanna) in Sifra Emor Pereq15(7). said, if there were written and date-palm palms, it would be correct. Only date-palm palms is written, even one in one hand and the other in the other hand. They said about Rebbi Aqiba that he entered the synagogue with an etrog on his shoulders⁹⁶Babli 36b..