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,…
I know I know. Amare’s Jewishness is doubtful and he associated with the Black Hebrews more. He also doesn’t wear a yarmulke. Still, Tzitzis with Techeiles is Tzitzis with Techeiles.
The Rebbe, Maharsham of Berzan He wanted to be buried with the techeiles. R’ Itizkel Ponovitcher R’ Chaim Ozer Rudzhinsky He supposedly wore it on his tallis katan R’ Chaim Berlin (possibly) R’ Akiva Yosef Shlessinger Rabbi Yitzchok Noson Nochum…
Recently R’ Avraham Heschel revealed a letter from 1954 where R’ Herzog addressed a letter. לכבוד הרב שרגא היימן הי״ו, בבני ברק. (אחרי דרישת שלומו הטוב) אחדשה״ט, מכתבו הגיעני, והנה לעצם הדבר אני כבר כתבתי על זה ספר גדול…
Preface: I personally am a big fan of techeiles being restored. Ptil Tekhelet has done a tremendous job in compiling the 100+ years worth of research and has made this wonderful Mitzvah available to us. I also want to express…
Judaism as a culture and religion is admittedly reactive by nature. One example, in terms of Halacha, Jews blow the Shofar on Mussaf rather than Shacharis, since the Romans got scared of battle calls against them and in response they…