Rabbi Dr. Gidon Rothstein has a PhD. from Harvard, studying early modern commentaries on Pirke Avot. An alumnus of Har Etzion (1982), Rabbi Dr. Gidon Rothstein has served in the community rabbinate and in educational roles at the high school and adult level. He is an author of Jewish fiction and non-fiction, most recently We’re Missing…
read moreFrom Wikipedia: Rabbi Dr. Yakov Meir Nagen (born June 17, 1967; Hebrew: יעקב מאיר נגן) is an Israeli Rabbi and author. Nagen teaches at Yeshivat Otniel and has written extensively about Jewish philosophy and Talmud. He is a leader in interfaith peace initiatives between Judaism and Islam and in encounters between Judaism and Eastern religions. Nagen is also the Director of the Blickle Institute for Interfaith Dialogue and the Beit Midrash for…
read moreOne of the main researchers in restoring Tekhelet, though his findings suggest hyacinth purple. Considering that he wears Tosafot strings with all blue, that’s a lot to wear for “wrong” Tekhelet! From tekhelet.info: “This site is devoted to information about scientific and Jewish research regarding tekhelet תכלת, the ancient dye that was made in the Mediterranean lands…
read moreR’ Moshe David Tendler is the son-in-law of R’ Moshe Feinstein ZT”L, professor of biology/rosh yeshiva at YU, and medical expert. He is someone who goes “against the grain” in medical opinion (such as using a tube for Metzitzah b’Peh), and is one Rabbi who has visited the Temple Mount multiple times in the past.…
read moreR’ Twerski tied like Ptil Tekhelet’s Chinuch method. He was an early adopter and a big advocate of Techeiles.
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