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The Need for the True Blue?
This post originally was seen at BeisHamikdashTopics by Yoav Elan. It is widely known that techeiles (the blue dye) comes from a sea creature called the chilazon. Many hundreds of these animals had to be harvested from the bottom of the ocean in…
Radzyner Rebbe Recipe for Techeiles, as Communicated to R’ Isaac Halevy Herzog
This is an incredible resource, in that this gives you the recipe. That said, I’m unclear about the chemicals below. My guess is: Tartar deporat – (Tartaric acid ?) Amani muriatie – (muriatic amino acid?) Acid sulforie – (sulfuric…
Gedolim Portraits You Might Not Have Seen
Techeiles – Methods to Get Blue Color
See this presentation below on how to get the blue color. Sunlight at a specific stage. Making purple, then steam in a very hot temperature (or boiling water). R’ Toporovich – even if you take solution and boil it, turns…
True Blue – Fascinating Explorations in Lashon HaKodesh – Tekhelet, Sapir
By Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein. Apparently Kachol used to mean dark and/or silvery. Techeiles and Sapir (sapphire) were used to simply mean “blue.”
A Case for Radzyner Techeiles
Let’s build a case, based on the videos shared in the Radzyner album and other resources, for the validity of one wearing Radzyner Techeiles. FWIW I’m aware of R’ Michael Shlomo Bar Ron’s video which I respectfully refuted for the…
Pictures from the Techeiles Shiur in Dzikov Kollel in Boro Park Wednesday Shlach by Rabbi Aron Shteinmetz Shlit”a
R’ Aron Steinmetz gave a shiur at the Dzikov Kollel in Boro Park back in July 2018. These are pictures from the event. Dzhikov Flyer – kolel or yechezkale Dzhikov Flyer – kolel Ateres Yehoshua Dzhikov Flyer – today
Jewish Urban Legends – Rabbi Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer
On June 3, 2009, Rabbi Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer gave a 15 minute class on common Jewish urban legends and misconceptions. A must-hear.
Is Swordfish Kosher?
Note: Due to the post being deemed too controversial for the Kosher consumer, as well as politically charged, the original post appears to have been removed from the Jewish Press website. Interestingly, Natan Slifkin’s piece on swordfish remains. – RH…
Analysis: Radziner Vs. Murex Tekheleth, The Truth!
When examining the cases for and against Techeiles, I came across an hour-long video on Radziner vs. Murex Tekhelet: the Truth by Michael Shelomo Bar Ron (MSBR). While the author makes some valid points, I found some holes in it.…
Techeiles / Tekhelet- How to Tie Tzitzis / Tzitzit Like R’ Hershel Schachter’s Method
Techeiles is a Torah-based Mitzvah which has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years. With both scientific and Rabbinical support, plus the length of time it’s been allowed to percolate, the murex Tekhelet has enjoyed more success than the Radziner variant,…