What is a hyssop? Rashi states that “it is a type of herb that has thin stalks”. Rashi, Shemot 12:23 It is not the most impressive appearing of plants. It is small and it grows in walls and ...

(Depending on where you are in the Middle East, it might also be called wild thyme, wild oregano, or hyssop.) “A lot of za’atar isn’t even made with the actual za’atar plant, which grows ...