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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 Halevi Herzog
This is an incredible resource, in that this gives you the recipe. Translated by Dr. Israel Ziderman, and edited by me. That said, I found out about the exact translation of the “mystery chemicals” below: Tartar Deporat – (Cream of…
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.” The original, unedited piece was in Google Groups “What’s in a Word?” The English language is blessed…
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…