The weekday tying method Rabbi Sofer personally uses is as follows, with regular Ashkenazi Winds and 7-8-11-13: 7: 3 W 4 B 8: 3 W 5 B 11: 5 W 6 B 13: 6 B 7 W His rationale is as follows: He wants the Techeiles to have more Chashivus than the lavan chulyos, but…
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The Riva (ריב״א) variation of Rav Heschel Weiner (formerly Chicago today Ma’ale Adumim.) The variation keeps with today’s 7-8-11-13 by adding extra blue wraps on the first 3 and white on the fourth. 3 white – 4 techelet 3 white – 5 techelet 3 white – 8 techelet 13 white
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An elegant variation of 7-8-11-13 with Tosafos ratio. Pure Tosafos mandates 7 Chulyos, yet there’s a Yesh Omrim at the end suggesting each Chulya can be more than 3 winds. This is done as follows: 3-4, 4-4, 5-6, 13. This method isn’t specified by anyone in particular but is an interesting interpretation plus one is…
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This is an interesting one. Raavad ratio, 7-8-11-13, holding like Rashi where the first three winds and last three winds per Chulya are white, but per in between each set of knots. The rest of the winds in the middle are Techeiles, which is 7 (-6) + 8 (-6) + 11 (-6) + 13 (-6).…
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