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Yidy Fuxman of Knot the Tzitzit won this Tallis Kotton back in 2014. This shows the unique way it was tied. Images are exclusive to bluefringes.com.

The Ribnitzer Rebbe’s Tallis — Sold at Auction for $93,750 This photo album documents a personal tallis attributed to Rav Chaim Zanvil Abramowitz, the Ribnitzer Rebbe zt”l, which was offered as Lot 83 by Atikim on September 6, 2026. The tallis ultimately sold for $75,000, against an opening price of $50,000. The auction carried a…

David Olivestone Sept. 2, 2026 At a planning meeting for the First Zionist Congress in Basel in 1897, the question of designing a flag for the nascent movement came up. One of the leaders, David Wolffsohn, asked, “Why do we have to search?” Holding up his tallit, he said, “Here is our national flag.” And…

Breslov News — 19 Adar 5786 Breslov News • A shiur that brought the pages of the Gemara to life in Beit Shemesh: Dozens of Breslover Chassidim in Beit Shemesh saw with their own eyes the words of Chazal and the Rishonim, in a rare hands-on presentation about the “chilazon” and “Tekhelet,” following the approach…

On July 5, 2026, Rabbi Baraza hosted a Techeiles event in Brighton Shule that included a dyeing demonstration, a Zoom call with Baruch Sterman, and more. During the Zoom call, Baruch Sterman made several announcements: His upcoming biography of Rav Herzog, the product of six years of work and extensive research. The book also sheds…

This event happened in Williamsburg, at Kehal Yitav Lev D’Satmar on Sunday Chol Hamoed Pesach April 5, 2026. It opened with Baruch Stern giving the intro, followed by the event. There were two parts: the dyeing demonstration by R’ Avrohom Yosef Gordon, and a debate between R’ Noach Dovid Eizikovitch and R’ Mordechai Appel Yidy…

From Baruch Sterman via WhatsApp: “I received a question about the color of Tekhelet based on the Radzyner – here is the quote: לזאת ראיתי להעיר ולתת גבול ומדה מרווחת במראה התכלת, והוא נודע בלוחות התחלקות מראות הצבע ליסודותם הקודרים דרך עשת הזכוכית המשולש הנזכר הנמצא בבתי לימוד כח הראות והאור, (כי הנדפסים בספרי הלמוד…

Reb Joshua Ishal visited, on the other side of Great Neck, “the mother load.” 600 Talleisim tied Teimani with 5 knots like GRA. Raavad strings, which is what R’ Eliyahu Ben Haim ties like (and how R’ Chaim Twerski used to wear). This shul is called Shaarei Shalom aka 54. The main mashadi shul, it’s…

These tassels were found in the Judean desert by Yigael Yadin and his team. While these tassels weren’t connected to any garment, Yigael Yadin believed these to be ancient Techeiles. What’s more is that scientists like Dr. Israel Ziderman believed this to be ancient Techeiles. However, Dr. Ziderman also plausibly suggested that these may have…