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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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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About Rabbi Eliyahu Tal Rabbi Eliyahu Tal has been the Rabbi of Etz Ahaim of Highland Park, New Jersey since 2020. Before that, he served as the Rabbi of the Sephardic Community of West Hartford, Connecticut since 2017. He was born in London and lived for most of his life in Israel. Rabbi Tal received…
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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 TorahAnytime: Rabbi Jonathan Rietti – a descendant of the Sephardic leader the Ben Ish Chai received his rabbinical ordination from Gateshead Yeshiva. He successfully established the Kollel in Gibraltar. He is a master educator and has developed an outstanding and unique curriculum. He is also a Senior lecturer for Gateways. Rabbi Rietti’s old site:…
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Rabbi Yisrael Landa is the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Heichal Yitzchok in Jerusalem, a yeshiva he founded in Elul 5775 together with Rabbi Daniel Natan Cohen. The yeshiva was named after his brother, Rabbi Yitzchok Landa, who had served as a ram in Yeshivas Chevron and passed away in 5774. In the yeshiva world, the…
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Rabbi Baruch Natan Rotman was born on 26 Cheshvan 5729 in Bnei Brak to a Religious Zionist family with lineage tracing back to רבי אלימלך מליז’ענסק. During his childhood, his family spent two years in England, where he studied in second and third grade. He later learned at Yeshiva Tichonit Sha’alvim. In his second year…
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You don’t need to be in Brooklyn to learn from Rabbi Eli Mansour. But if you are, chances are you’ve heard him live—clear, steady, and straight to the heart. Born in 1968 and raised in Brooklyn’s Syrian Sephardic community, Rabbi Mansour’s path took him from local yeshivot like Magen David and Shaare Torah, to serious…
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