Mazal Tov, Mois Navon. I am tying my tekhelet according to the Rambam and was wondering if I have to tie 13 chulyot, or can I tie any number of chulyot between 7 and I would find that 10 chulyot would also be very symbolic.
While tying my tzitzit according to the Rambam Teimani method, the techelet string broke high up on the blue though there is still enough string to tie several chulyot. I would like to know if it is ok to tie chabad, but alternating between white and tekhelet. That is, start the first wrap with white and the second with tekhelet and the next with white and so on.
Thus, I would recommend not combining these two methods. You show that the "Chabad" tying method is the same as the "Radyner" method however the Baal HaTanya says to use 2 strings of blue and 2 strings of white like Tosfot wheras the Radzner says to use one half string of blue like the Rambam. Can you please explain? So I am trying to understand if the Yemenite chuliot are different from the Rambam or not.
I have a question for you regarding R. Schachter's shitah. I was recently told by a friend that he had changed his original shitah, whereby there were seven chulyot, each with three strings, starting and ending with a white string with blue strings in between. I remember this description from the website. Today I went on the website again and found that it is no longer three strings in each chulyah but seven.
Is this his new shitah, and, if so, why did he change it? Thank you very much for your help. I have a problem with the concept of making one white wrap in the first and last chulya. This effectively causes the one to fall short of making the 7 or 13 completely blue chulyot. I find this problem since the Zohar Shelah seems to only mention blue chulyot with no mention at all of white wrappings.
Do people typically order Niputz Lishma? How hard is it to tie the tzitzit on my own? Is it permissible to tie each corner with a different method? I'm having a question how to tie a Chabad Tallis Gadol and was wondering if you could help me out. On a Chabad Tallis Gadol there are 2 holes, one main hole where you put all the strings through and then a small hole on the edge of the Tallis to put the shamash through after you have tied the first knot I believe it's there to hold the strings in place.
My problem is that I'm not sure which string to pull through the small hole - the white shamash or the blue shamash? With the regards to the Raavad wrapping In the non chulya area are there any rules at all? Could I, lets say, wrap 20x - or is there still minimum of 7 and max of 13? What is the Ari"zal's source for tying techelet? Last Shabbat I noticed that one of my tzitzit had become untied; does the fact that one of the corners is untied, or different from the other three make the tallit posul?
One of the strings on my tzitzit tore and It was the white end of my techelet string I wear Rambam techelet. I was wondering if I could tie that string together with another string and apply glue to the knot to make a longer sting?
According to the Baal Hatanya's Shulchan Aruch one follows Tosofot's opinion on techelet as in 2 whole stings blue but tying like the Ari"zals method.
I would like to know how Tosofot came to the idea that there are 2 whole strings becuase of the language in the possuk it would seem only 1 string would be blue I have searched your website but I cant seem to find any answer to my question besides some of the writing in Hebrew.
My Hebrew isn't the best for the time being so if it is possible can you give the reason why Tosafot and Rashi follow this way or even why the Sifri would follow this way? I tied my talit at night, and a friend mentioned to me that it is not customary to tie tzitzit at night. I looked quite extensively but did not find this rule in anywhere. Is there a rule like this, and if so, is it maakev? When using a Rambam string which is part blue and part white, how should I align the color change in the talit hole?
From the pictures on your site, it seems that you had the part where it changes from white to blue speckled going into the hole and full blue coming out. Is this correct? Would it be permissible to apply a drop of super glue to a knot that holds two pieces of string together in order to make one long string?
If I have 2 pieces of tekhelet string, can I tie them together and use it as one? How do I make double knots? I am a Baal T'shuvah, with very little Jewish family history. My question regards which tying custom to follow.
The one thing I do know is that I wish to follow the Raavad for ratio. I know my family lived in Vienna for a time, which would lead me to the Vilna Gaon, but I'm not sure.
My current custom is to tie I was wondering if there was a timeline of when the different customs were written, and which, if any, are considered older than others.
Thank you very much I would say that if you are inclined to follow the Ravad method in terms of ratio 1 full blue string per corner then I would advise you tie like the Vilna Gaon, as he too holds that one should use 1 full blue string per corner. I would like to re-string my tzitzit using a different method. Can I do this? Also, will the strings be irreparably out of shape? Why does everyone wear Rambam if they are Ashkenazi. What is the reason why many Rabbis pasken like Rambam over Tosafot?
When beginning, as you pull the tzitzit through the hole - do you have to keep the individual tzitzit strings in order so that the tekhelet strand is the first or 4th blue, white, white, white - as in your diagram or will any order do? And if, after you finish tying, the order of the tzizit in the hole changes - is that a problem?
I need some clarification about the Ra'avad method of tying tekhelet. I saw the film put out by Ptil Tekhelet and I also have the diagram that is on the website that you did. They do not seem to agree. In the film, they show double knots between chulyot and the chulyot are not all the same number of winds. In your diagram, there is one single cord knot between chulyot and all the chulyot have seven winds. Also, in your diagram the second chulya is all white though you mention that some alternate blue and white.
The film show them all alternating. Which one represents the Ra'avad method? My son and I were looking at the Tosafot tying photos from your detailed tying instructions; and forgive me for saying so, but it looks a little sloppy. Is this the way we should expect it to come out, or could it come out looking neater? I'd really like to get the Tosafot tying method, however, some of the other methods are much prettier to look at.
How do you explain the Sefer HaChinuch method? And how can he be talking about tying with tekhelet when he says to tie a knot after 3 chulyot, whereas the Gemara states that one should tie on every chulya? It seems that the Chinuch only intended a method for white.
I wondered if you could tell me about the origins of the tzitzit's knots and windings? When did "fringe" as stated in the bible translate into "knots and windings"? As to the tying method I prefer, the choices are many and I am not sure what to do. What are your thoughts? Are there common traditions? Is it an issue of aesthetics or of religious belief or tradition?
Any suggestions would be appreciated. I assume that they are all "kosher" knots depending upon the accepted authority? Which is the oldest known? I just received a beautiful new tallit with p'til tekhelet. However, I have a query about the length of the tekhelet strings: Each of the four strings extends approximately 12 inches 30 cm beyond the white strings. Is this how long they should be?
The potential problem, of course, is that they may sometimes drag on the ground. I consulted your very interesting website concerning tying tsitsit with tekhelet. I fear that tying tsitsit, with or without tekhelet, goes well beyond my skill set, never mind my dexterity. But in any case, I did not see any reference to the question of whether the tekhelet strings should extend so far.
My tzitzit are tied according to the standard method used for tying white tzitzit with 5 knots and wraps between knots. Are my tzitzit kosher or pasul? Do you think it would be possible and within the framework of halacha to tie the tzitzit according to Rambam similar to the Teimani community , however without using the Yemenite knot, but by using a method similar to the Chabad way of separating the chulyot.
I've included pics to show you. Thank you for your time and info. 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? 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 are all of different lengths. It looks like I'm doing it wrong. Can you guide me further? Now tie a double knot. 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? When wearing tzitzit with tekhelet, do the same halachot apply to tekhelet as to white regarding if one string breaks off - e.
If all white strings, I would continue to wear this tzitzit lechatchila. As it is a tekhelet string that has broken off, does this make a difference? Seven or thirteen chulyot are tied with a knots keeping them together and separate from each other.
The Yemenites have a tradition even with white tsitsit of tying a special knot that is the chulya. See below. For more details on tying click here to see our Tying Tools Section. Ptil Tekhelet was founded in and is the global provider of Tekhelet strings.
It promotes educational activities and publications relating to all aspects of the mitzvah of Tekhelet. Tying Tzitzit With Tekhelet The Biblical Commandment and Tying Tzitzit And G-d spoke to Moshe, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of each corner a thread of blue.
Bemidbar How many strings on each corner? And what is the measure of a chulya band? We learned, Rebbe says so that you can wind, then again, and a third time. We learned, One who minimizes should not have less than seven, and one who maximizes should not exceed thirteen. One who minimizes should not have less than seven — symbolizing the seven heavens, and one who maximizes should not exceed thirteen — symbolizing the seven heavens and six spaces between them.
With four strands in one hand and the other four in the other hand, make a double knot approx. Next, pull the Shamash to one side and, holding the seven shorter strings in one hand, wind the Shamash around in a spiral seven turns. Make sure that the wraps start and end on the same side. Now return the Shamash to its original group not the strings with the slip-knot and tie another double knot.
Again, take the Shamash to one side and wrap 8 times followed by a double knot. In my humble opinion, if you bunch up the fabric slightly you've solved both problems: you still have 4 cm even according to the Sephardic approach, and the knot is tight enough to keep the tzitzit in place. So in the case of Chabad tzitzit, you add a second hole. Then you tie the tzitzit normally in the primary hole, not bunching up the fabric at all.
After making the first knot, you take the shamash string and insert it into the second hole before proceeding to wind the string around. This essentially anchors the tzitzit in place.
Our policy is to tie tzitzit according to the first approach above, when a customer orders Sephardic tying, and according to the second approach when a customer orders Ashkenazi tying.
We have written about all of the above in our blog here and here.
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