Yehuda Davis explained that he arrived at his ratio of white to blue strings based on the Mishnah Berurah’s presentation of the view of Rashi and Tosafos. In choosing a tying method, he reviewed the various approaches and found that Rabbi Schachter offered the most compelling analysis of how his method satisfies the opinions of…
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HaRav Binyomin Zev Horvitz is a Bnei Brak-based talmid chacham and author best known for his serious halachic work on modern-day Techeiles. In a subject that can get noisy very quickly — part Gemara, part mesorah, part archaeology, part chemistry, and part communal nerves — Rav Horvitz took the quieter route. He sat down with…
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R’ Avrohom Gross is a Talmid Chacham living in Jerusalem who has researched Techeiles in depth over the last few years. He has been an integral part of the Chabura and issued a series of shiurim in support of the murex trunculus as the Chilazon shel Techeiles. R’ Gross is presently working on an in-depth…
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Rabbi Meir Hellman published Levush HaAron, a thin kuntreiss on Techeiles, addressing many of the questions and providing quick, solid answers to each of them. In 2013 R’ Yisroel Belsky ZT”L wrote a haskama to it. At the time no such book existed for this sugya. Rabbi Hellman also gave a presentation at an Agudas…
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Rabbi Dovid Aronin is best known for his involvement with Techeiles, serving unofficially as the Chicago liaison through the BlueFringes Tying Bureau. This role consists of offering practical guidance on knotting techniques and tying styles—not a formal position, and one he approaches with humility. He has hosted several informal Techeiles workshops, including “Techeiles: Color and…
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From https://dafyomireview.com/hidden_tzadikim.php?d=9: Chilazon Rabeinu once said regarding the Chilazon by the Machon Mikdash. He said that he checked this with spiritual vision and physical vision and it is indeed the Chilazon used to make the techelet (blue dye). He bought from them Chilazons and asked his students to dye for him strings of techelet. One…
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HaRav Kalman Ber is a descendent of R’ Akiva Eiger as well as the Rebbes of Radzyn. He’s a huge advocate of wearing Techeiles, and due to his lineage, he has told others outright that he wears strings sourced from the cuttlefish since that’s his mesorah. Rabbi Ber is married to Dafna, née Elitzur, a…
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From https://saymazeltov.com/yaakovyankylemmer: Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Cantor Yaakov “Yanky” Lemmer is one of the leading young cantors on the cantorial horizon. His beautiful lyric tenor voice, dramatic color, and precise coloratura have garnered him universal praise among his peers and connoisseurs, alike. As an internationally renowned concert artist, Yaakov is in constant…
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A certain Joshua Ishal originally tipped me off that he saw R’ Gerami wearing Techeiles while he was raising funds in the US. -RH To quote from a text (May 17, 2025): “The Chief Rabbi of Iran was in town today and you won’t believe what I saw on his talit… He was walking up…
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Rabbi Yitzchak Brand is a Charedi rabbi and prolific writer whose name is associated with strongly argued halachic and hashkafic positions that often sit outside the standard party line. Born in Zurich in 1949, he learned in Yeshivas Lucerne and later in Ponevezh after coming to Eretz Yisrael. After his marriage, he continued for many…
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