New in the Library

לבוש הארון an examination of the Kashrus of the Murex snail for Techeiles by Rabbi Meir Hellman

זיהוי התכלת: ממצאים חדשים by Dr. Roy E. Hoffman

חובת הטלת פתיל תכלת by Rav Re"em HaCohen

On Concealing Tekhelet and Revealing the Shekhinah by Rabbi Mois Navon

Parshat Trumah Raffle

Join us in celebrating Parshat Trumah, the weekly Torah reading in which Tekhelet is first mentioned!

Continuing in Am Yisrael's tradition of trumah (donation), Ptil Tekhelet is proud to sponsor the Fourteenth Annual Parshat Trumah Raffle.

First and foremost, Ptil Tekhelet would like to give thanks to our growing circle of friends. As a result your support and encouragement, Ptil Tekhelet has increased the range and scope of our educational programming and distribution of Tekhelet.

In recognition of your role in spreading this mitzvah, Ptil Tekhelet is pleased to donate the following items for our Annual Raffle. There is no charge to enter, and the only "strings" attached are the ones you are eligible to win!

Grand Prize Yomim Noraim Tallit with Tekhelet
First Prize Woolen Tallit with Tekhelet	Second Prize Begged Katan with Tekhelet
Third Prize Marine tour - family voucher	Fourth Prize Factory tour - family voucher
Fifth Prize Tekhelet dye kit	Sixth Prize Book - Klil Tekhelet, Lulaot Tekhelet, Eved HaMelech or The Rarest Blue
Seventh Prize "Mystery of Tekhelet" - CD English, Hebrew, or Cheder Edition	Eighth Prize Ptil Tekhelet sweatshirt or T-shirt
Ninth Prize Tekhelet Timeline poster	Tenth Prize Custom-designed Bar-Mitzvah and wedding cards

To be eligible to win, please contact us with your name, postal address, and telephone number. (One submission per person and/or e-mail address, please.)

Sixth Annual Kuntreis In honor of Parshat Shlach, the Torah portion in which we read about the mitzvah of tzitzit, Ptil Tekhelet distributed 10,000 copies of our sixth annual Kuntreis - Vehaya Lachem l'Tzitzit - to shuls throughout Israel. The pamphlet contains a collection of never-before published articles on tzitzit and tekhelet by renowned Israeli Rabbis. The kuntreis is available for download as a single PDF file. Individual articles may be downloaded from the Kuntreis-5772 section of the Ptil Tekhelet Library.

Tekhelet Multimedia Library Ptil Tekhelet has collected audio and video lectures, shiurim, and addresses on many topics relating to tekhelet in both English and Hebrew. Click here to visit our multimedia library. We welcome your comments and feedback. Please contact us if you would like to submit or recommend additional items for the library

Daf Yomi on Perek HaTecheiles (Menachot 38a)

In honor of the 7-year Daf Yomi cycle reaching Perek HaTecheiles (Menachot 38a), Ptil Tekhelet published companion pamphlets in Hebrew and English to clarify and illustrate many of the ideas found in the Gemara.

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Ptil Tekhelet's Tying Bureau

In an effort to assist people around the world in locating someone to tie their tzitzit, Ptil Tekhelet maintains an international listing of tzitzit tiers - see our current listing: The Tzitzit Tying Bureau.

If you, or someone you know, is interested in being on this list, please send your information, along with samples of your work, and religious institution affiliation (e.g., synagogue membership) to: mois@tekhelet.com.

"The Mystery of Tekhelet" is now playing

Watch our classic video right here on our site: The Mystery of Tekhelet

If you would like to receive a full-color pamphlet (English or Hebrew) describing the history and renewal of Tekhelet, please contact us with your postal mailing information. Our mailing list is confidential and for educational purposes only.