Tekhelet Tying Tools

 

by Mois Navon

Ptil Tekhelet Organization

 

The video “player” below contains demonstrations of each of the popular tying methods described in this page.  Click on a screen to select a video to watch. (You may need to click once to “activate” the player, and then click on your selection).

 

Below the “player” are links providing detailed descriptions of the tying methods.  Click on the links to obtain detailed tying diagrams and  illustrated instruction sheets.  Click on the link “In his own words…” to read the source for the particular method.

 

Please note that the tying “tools” herein are to describe the various TYING methods and not to determine how the number of strings of tekhelet to be used for a particular TYING method.  That is, there are three opinions (Rambam=1/2, Raavad=1, Tosafot=2) as to how many strings of tekhelet are to be used, however poskim don’t necessarily correlate the tying method with the opinion for number of strings.  For more on this issue see my TyingFAQ or TyingQuestionsAnswered pages. 

 

Please remember that you MUST say “L’Shem Mitzvat Tzitzit” before putting the strings in to the hole of the talit!  

 

Video Player:

Special thanks to Anatoly Kagansky for the videography

Rav Amram Gaon

               Tying Diagram (html, pdf)

                Illustrated Instruction Sheet (html, pdf)

·    In his own words…

Rambam 

               Tying Diagram (html, pdf)

               Illustrated Instruction Sheet (html, pdf)

·    In his own words…

Ra’avad / R. Natronai Gaon

                Tying Diagram (html, pdf)

                Illustrated Instruction Sheet (html, pdf)     

·    In his own words…

Ba’alei Tosafot

               Tying Diagram (html, pdf)

                Illustrated Instruction Sheet (html, pdf)

·    In his own words…

Baal HaItur / Binyamin Zeev

               Tying Diagram (html, pdf)

·    In his own words…

Vilna Gaon (Gr”a)

               Tying Diagram (html, pdf)

·    In his own words…

Ba’al Sefer HaHinuch

               Tying Diagram (html, pdf)

                Illustrated Instruction Sheet (html, pdf)

·    In his own words…

Radzyn / Chabad (Ariza”l)

               Tying Diagram (html, pdf)

               Illustrated Instruction Sheet (html, pdf)

·      In his own words (Radzyn)…

 

·      In his own words (B. Tanya)…

R. Schachter of YU

               Tying Diagram (html, pdf)

·    In his own words…

 

 

o         For more information see my: TyingFAQ or TyingQuestionsAnswered

o         Comments, questions & tying orders can be directed to: mois@tekhelet.com

o         To organize a tying workshop or tekhelet lecture contact: mois@tekhelet.com

o         For hands-on tying instruction, our VHS VIDEO demonstrates in detail many of the above methods, is available for only $12.00 each (send an order request to info@tekhelet.com).

 

 

·    Though no one describes tying with tekhelet according to the common method of tying white, I have included a diagram for doing so here as a service to those who do not wish to change their way of tying.

Common 7-8-11-13html or pdf

 

 

 

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