Questions tagged [techeles]
techeilet, techeles; a blue wool put to various Jewish uses
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Tekhelet hidden on purpose
I was recently told by someone that the sages hid the tekhelet on purpose because it was expensive and thus differentiated between poorer and richer Jews.
Are there any sources that back this claim?
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Info about R' Belsky and Techelet
Does anyone know about R' Belsky's customs regarding Techelet? Did he wear it on his Talit Gadol? Did he wear it publicly?
Bonus: If he only wore it out some of the time, or only on his Talit Katan, ...
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What is the history of the search for the chilazon?
In the past century and a half, there have been two attempts to find the chilazon. One, the Radzyner Rebbe's, was never widely accepted and is viewed to have been conclusively disproven. The other, ...
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Did anyone challenge the Radzyner's techeiles on the basis of the definiton of chilazon?
R' Benzion Halberstam gives a very interesting shiur discussing some of the proofs in favor of the Murex trunculus and disproving some of the arguments against it. He discusses the Radzyner's shittah ...
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Techelet tallit katan and white talit gadol - which do I make a bracha on?
Assuming someone puts techelet on their talit katan, and regular white on their talit gadol.
Is it preferable to make a bracha on the talit gadol, and cover the talit katan (to avoid an unncessary ...
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Would mixing different purple/blue dyes be the solution to the doubt around tekhelet dye sources?
The source of the animal used to produce the dye used for tekhelet is something of a mystery. While many modern scholars suggest it was one of multiple species of ocean mollusk, we don't truly know ...
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Is there a relationship between Alcohol and Tekhelet
Iirc Alcohol is from the Arabic word, but what is the root of the word? Is it Al-Kekhol? The All-Inclusive? Because per Tikune Zohar there are four primary colors (White, red, yarok -- light or mid ...
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Evidence for murex being techelet [duplicate]
As a disclaimer, the Sugyot regarding Techelet are not something I have in depth researched but I am in the camp that it has been found from murex. My question is, what evidence exists in Talmud or ...
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Why don't we wear techeilet [duplicate]
Why don't we apply the rule of
ספק דאורייתא לחומרה to techeilet?
If there are rabbanim who hold it is the real techelet, and there is compelling evidence that we now know what techeilet is, why doesn'...
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I have researched into techelet and am entirely convinced its kosher, can i just start to wear it, or do i NEED to get an official psak [closed]
I have done a lot of research and i hold by ptil techelet is completely kasher, can I just buy it and start wearing it, or do i need an official psak?
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May one untie a kosher tzitzis in order to replace it to techeiles?
There is an issue to remove kosher tzitzis from a tallis (described in Menachos 41a-b, OC 15:1).
Let's say someone chooses to wear techeiles and wants to exchange the strings only on their tallis ...
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I got this set of techeiles. Was looking for information on this method of tying
It’s known as the 7-8-11-13 method. I heard rumblings of it being mentioned by the Tanchuma. Do any modern halachic authorities consider this a valid attempt at fulfilling techeiles.
Also should there ...
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What is a chilazon?
The creature that produces the dye of the Techelet has been mystified for centuries due to its connection to the mishkan and the disappearance of the mitzva of techelet.
The sages used an Aramaic term,...
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Ramban and Techelet
Any indication of how the Ramban would hold on the shita of tekhelet (ratio, knots,etc)?
I was told there is a Milchamos that alludes to it but can’t find it.
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Opinion Of The Maharam MiRottenburg Regarding wearing tzitzis on shabbos
Does anyone know where the famous shittah of the maharam mirottenburg is brought down about him being chosheh for shittas Baal hamaor (who holds you have not fulfilled the mitzvah of tzitzis if you ...
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