Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg ZT"L - Blue Fringes - Techeiles - Tekhelet - Techelet

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Quick Facts

Hebrew Name: חיים פנחס שיינברג
String Ratio: Raavad Ratio
Tying Method: Sefer HaChinuch Method
How We Know: Picture(s)
Date Born: 1 October 1910[
Location Born: Ostrov, Poland
Date Passed: 20 March 2012
Location Passed: Jerusalem, Israel

Type of wearer: Mashpia, Rabbi

Affiliation: Charedi, Yeshivish

Evidently R’ Scheinberg ZT”L wanted to hedge his bets. With 100 pairs of Tzitzis being white at least one could have Tekhelet.

He wore at least one set of murex Techeiles (evidenced by the photo) and was advised that he wore one pair of Radzyn Techeiles. R’ Yisroel Rosenberg told me how he heard that R’ Scheinberg felt that unless it was disproven, there’s no reason why not to wear it, and if anything it’s a wonderful thing.

R’ Scheinberg notably founded Yeshivas Torah Ore.

Regarding Radzyn Techeiles, Reuven Prager Z”L claimed to have been the one to tie it for him. To quote a comment from him from the Techeiles Facebook group, dated October 27, 2021:

The first time I gave a set of techelet to HaRav Sheinberg Z”L his eyes lit up and he said “Techeles” with a big smile, and then his face changed and he turned to his gabbai with mamash fear in his eyes and asked “what would they say?” to which, in my astonishment I said “K’vod HaRav, this whole neighborhood looks upon you as one of today’s G’dolei Hador, if tomorrow you gave a psak that it was assur to eat apples 100,000 people in Mattesdorf and beyond would stop eating apples.” He replied to me, “You don’t understand – they’d call me Shabatai Tzvi – I’d have to leave Jerusalem!” I couldn’t believe my ears.

My response:

Reuven Prager yet he wore at least one pair of murex (based on a picture) and one pair of Radzyn (based on Mendel Singer and Yisroel Rosenberg). So maybe he changed his tune later on?

His reply:

Please don’t misunderstand, he accepted the techelet (Radzin) from me on two occasions; one as an untied set (that first time described above) and one on a special Beged Ivri tunic I custom made for him. … The tunic story is quite a story as well.

Regarding the tunic story, I never ended up hearing it, but can imagine the much larger apprehension. Reuven Prager was an interesting Baal Teshuva who loved the following: the half shekel, temple incense (Ketores) for besamim for havdala, and Radzyner Techeiles. He once illegally turned his IDF reserve uniform into a pair of Beged Ivri Tzitzis by slitting the sides and tying Tzitzis with Techeiles, and also spoke at a number of places, including messianic temples. Now imagine a figure like that trying to get R’ Scheinberg to wear a Beged Ivri Beged with Tzitzis! -RH