SHABBAT FRUIT OF THE WEEK: Full of fragrance and sweet, golden-orange, apricots are a summer season delicacies of Asian origin. These much-prized fruits were first brought to the Europe by Greeks, who named them as “golden eggs of the sun.”

Botanically, the fruit is closely related to peaches and nectarine; sharing with them in the broader Rosaceae family of fruit-trees in the genus; Prunus. Scientific name: Prunus armenia. You can take these fruits and dehydrate them to make dried apricots. We suggest you find some apricots this week, and include them in your Sabbath meal. SWEET! Find more information at http://www.growingintorah.com. Like, share, tweet!