I have been wearing tekhelet for about a year now, and I would like to start off by thanking the Ptil Tekhelet Organization for helping to revive this mitzvah. I have a question as to the length of the tekhelet string on the tzitzit. Is it kosher for the tekhelet...
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Tzitzit Tying FAQs
What is the Rule for Tekhelet when a String Breaks Off
When wearing tzitzit with tekhelet, do the same halachot apply to tekhelet as to white regarding if one string breaks off – e.g. my one tekhelet string (tekhelet per Raavad i.e. 2 out of 8) has fallen off completely after the last knot. If all white strings, I...
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3-Wind Chulyot Turning into 2 or 4 Wraps
Regarding the chulyot -even though I’m wrapping 3 times – sometimes it looks like 2 wraps and other times it looks like 4 -what am I doing wrong?
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Raavad GR”A Tying Strands Don’t Equal at the End
I want to tie tzizit according to the Vilna Gaon with Raavad Techelet. I saw the video on line but my question is with the longer techelet and longer tzizit strings – when you use them as the tying strands they don’t equal out at the end meaning the tzizit...
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Raavad Strings to Tie Radzyner Method
I have been using Raavad strings (1 full blue per corner) to tie the Radzyner method, is this kosher? Also, I use which ever blue string comes to hand to make the windings, is this OK?
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