Hol HaMoed Marine Tours

We would like to thank all the participants of our Hol HaMoed Marine Tours for joining us on our "Once in 70 Years" experience. Thanks to your participation we had a record number of people learn about tekhelet!

Times Of Israel

In honor of Parshat Trumah, Rabbi Mois Navon discusses the profound connection between Tekhelet, the Temple and Jewish destiny in his parsha column in the new Times of Israel. Read it here:

Tekhelet is a color whose time has come

New in the Library

Assufat Maamarim BeInyaynei Tekhelet (Hebrew)
Rav Eliyahu Tavger's collection of essays.

Tekhelet - Threads Of Reason
Rabbi Mois Navon presents reasons for accepting the Murex trunculus as the hillazon of chazal.

Ha'Potzo - Extracting the Dye of the Murex trunculus
Rabbi Mois Navon explains the melacha of dash as it applies the dye extraction from the hillazon, and addresses the opinions of Rashi and R. Herzog on the issue.

Sammanim - The Chemicals to Make Tekhelet
Rabbi Mois Navon analyzes the comments of Rashi, Tosafot and the Rambam on the use of chemicals in the tekhelet dye-making procedure.

Chotam Shel Zahav (Hebrew)
Rabbi Binyamin Zev HaLevi Horowitz of Bnei Brak.

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

Fifth Annual Kuntreis In honor of Parshat Shlach, the Torah portion in which we read about the mitzvah of tzitzit, Ptil Tekhelet distributed 20,000 copies of our fifth 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. It is available for download from the Ptil Tekhelet Library.

Daf Yomi on Perek HaTecheiles (Menachot 38a)

In honor of the 7-year Daf Yomi cycle reaching Perek HaTecheiles (Menachot 38a) on Shabbat HaGadol this past year (5771), 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

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