Tag: Tekhelet
The Vast Majority of Jews Don’t Know about Ptil Tekhelet
The Ptil Tekhelet Education Center is making the mitzvah of Tekhelet accessible, fun and relevant.
3,000-Year-Old Purple Dye Industry Revealed Near Haifa
The most prestigious clothes in this era were dyed with the famous purple (Hebrew: argaman and techelet), produced from the glands of maritime snails of the Murex snail family.
Yeshiva Suspends Students Who Wore Techelet
The Mashgiach (supervisor), Rabbi Shlomo Peli, told Kikar Hashabbat that the yeshiva leaders are absolutely opposed to wearing these tzitzis.
New Exhibit Displays for First Time Two-Thousand-Year-Old Tekhelet and Argaman Dyed Fragments of Textiles
A new exhibition follows the thread of the mysterious blue color, tekhelet, from the Mediterranean shores over 3,500 years ago to the national colors of the State of Israel.
Temple Mount Crowdsifting Project Discovers Shells of Snails Used for Making Blue Fringes (Tekhelet)...
The Singer family from Jerusalem made the unexpected discovery.
‘Ptil Tekhelet’ Renews Monthly Tallit Raffle for Engaged Couples
Engaged Jewish couples can enter to win a prayer shawl tied with the ancient "ptil tekhelet" blue woolen thread.
Tekhelet: a Choice or an Imperative?
While tekhelet is a biblical commandment, it’s one full of "buts" that bring me up short.
Researchers Find Ancient Fabrics in Colors Noted in Jewish Sources
Researchers have revealed three rare 2,000-year-old fabrics that were dyed with an extract and in prestigious colors mentioned in Jewish sources.
