A1: Based on certain commentaries, Shivlita is a general term for a Gastropod, Chilazon is a term for snail with a shell , only. See Jastrow 👉🏻 שַׁבְּלוּל m. (שבל to drag along, cmp. b. h. שֹׁבֶל; cmp. שִׁלְשׁוּל III) snail without the shell. 👈🏻Sabb. 77ᵇ, v. כָּתִית; Y. Ber. IX, 13ᶜ bot. (ed. Krot.…
read moreShalom aleichem: I am not familiar at all about this practice. what I have heard is that some follow the practice of the Maharm Ruttenberg not to wear tzitzit on shabbos out of the eiruv. The Netziv in his teshuvos Meisiv Dovor discusses the two different reasons given by different talmidim of the Maharam for…
read moreA: “It is the overwhelming consensus of Poskim Kadmonim that only Chilazon is kosher. The Radzyner Techailes isn’t from Chalazon, so it’s not kosher Techailes. I would give him some credit for perhaps intending to do a good thing, but he isn’t actually fulfilling the mitzva that way. It needs to be be Murex, which…
read moreQ: 1) Is Techeiles Chabura (chabureh?) Techeiles supposed to be lighter in shade than Ptil Tekhelet? I have a set which I bought last year and I noticed that the the color is much closer to sky blue, as opposed to my Tallis Gadol strings (Ptil Tekhelet) which are much closer to indigo colored. If…
read moreA1: אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי֘ תִּשְׁמֹ֒רוּ֒ בְּהֶמְתְּךָ֙ לֹֽא־תַרְבִּ֣יעַ כִּלְאַ֔יִם שָֽׂדְךָ֖ לֹֽא־תִזְרַ֣ע כִּלְאָ֑יִם וּבֶ֤גֶד כִּלְאַ֨יִם֙ שַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔ז לֹ֥א יַֽעֲלֶ֖ה עָלֶֽיךָ There are 3 types of Kilayim – Crossbreeding animal species, crossbreeding plant species, weaving wool and linen together. The question is “what is a species” according to the Torah. Since there are a number of places that the definition of species plays…
read moreIt is not mentioned in a single place in the Gemara or the Rishonim to my knowledge. It all comes from being based ספרים חיצונים Such as וכדומה יוסיפים But in my opinion, there is ample evidence to 2 things: 1. There is no Halacha that dictates as to what the source of Argaman should…
read moreThere is no halachic difference between thick or regular strings (both are “kaful shemona” eight strands wound together by “shezira”) – the only reason we supply both is that some people like the way the thick look on their talit (especially the talit gadol) and others find that the thick last longer since they tend…
read moreThe shamash is 1.5 meters long before tied. The strings after knotting will not reach your knees. – Mois Navon.
read moreThere are other methods of tying not mentioned on the web site. – Mois Navon.
read moreWhen it comes to tying tekhelet, there is no “traditional Ashkenazi way”. Here is how I would look at the issue: 1 ) If he is using Tosafot strings (i.e., 2 full blue and 2 full white per corner) then he should tie like Tosafot. 2 ) If he is using Raavad strings (i.e., 1…
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