Harav Gershon Meltzer

Type of wearer: Rabbi, Rosh Yeshiva

Affiliation: Charedi, Yeshivish

From https://www.shasilluminated.org/magidei-shiur/rabbi-gershon-meltzer:

Rabbi Gershon Meltzer, a world renowned Posek, has his shiurim featured on Kol Halashon and many other venues.  His shiurim on a wide range of Torah and P’sak Halachah are popular all over the world.  In addition, he gives a blatt shiur in Yeshivas Mir and gives a very popular daily Mishnah Berurah shiur.

From Ben’s Tallit Shop (December 3, 2014):

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HaRav Gershon Meltzer, a well-known posek in Jerusalem who delivers a class at Mir Yeshiva, wrote an approbation for a pro-techeiles booklet written by Rav Meir Hellman. Rabbi Meltzer writes that the booklet presented the case very thoroughly, based on the Gemara, Rishonim and Achronim, and delved into practical aspects as well. His arguments are “well-founded and he effectively counters all of the dubious claims [against his thesis].”

Rabbi Meltzer goes on to argue that the contemporary debate is a worthy discussion and the arguments in favor should not be casually dismissed. He recalls that when machine matzah was first introduced, several of the leading poskim were staunchly opposed, primarily because matzah had been baked by hand for millenia, therefore in our generation one cannot come along and introduce a radical innovation.

He explains that the reason Rishonim did not wear techelet is already mentioned in the Ramban (Shemos 28:2), who says because it was used in clothes for royalty, the gentiles considered it an act of rebellion if Jews wore attire dyed with Murex trunculus.

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