Here you will find links to articles, podcasts and websites on techelet and the chilazon. If you have written something on techelet and would like us to post it, send us an email.
Understanding the Criteria for the Chilazon Mendel E. Singer (PDF) | Read it here |
This document should be read after the article above (PDF).
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A podcast by Rabbi Yisroel Reisman on techelet. He goes through eight sources from the Talmud and analyzes whether Murex fulfills the requirements of the Talmud as a candidate for the chilazon. | Listen here |
Association for the Promotion and Distribution of Tekhelet. This site has lots of information on the Murex Trunculus candidate for chilazon. It also has an extensive library of articles on techelet and the chilazon. | Read it here |
Biblical Archaeology Society and Bible History Daily
Professor Zvi C. Koren, director of the Edelstein Center for the Analysis of Ancient Artifacts at the Shenker College of Engineering and Design in Ramat Gan, Israel, criticizes the Stermans’ analysis, to which the Stermans have replied. |
Read it here |
Baruch Sterman Website | http://www.baruchsterman.com |
P’til Tekhelet’s Marine Tours (great activity for kids) | Read it here |
The Colors and Dyes on Ancient Textiles in Israel by Zvi C. Koren | Read it here |
Beged Ivri | http://www.israelvisit.co.il/beged-ivri/techelet.htm |
A lecture by Rabbi Hershel Schachter on P’til Tekhelet | Listen here |
Tekhelet – A Chemical Conundrum by Emily J. Liebling | Read it here |
Techelet B’zman Haze (Hebrew) | Read it here |
Colorful Chemistry in Halakha: The Mystery of Tekhelet by Elisa Karp | Read it here |
An examination of the Kashrus of the Murex snail for Techeiles by Meir Hellman. This is a long article that deals with many of the issues. | Read it here |
The True-Blue Tale of the World’s Favorite Color by Rose Snyder | Read it here |
Wildcolours Indigo Dye | Buy it here |
Spatial and temporal patterns of cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) abundance and environmental influences – a case study using trawl fishery data in French Atlantic coastal, English Channel, and adjacent waters | Read it here |
True Facts about the Cuttlefish Video | View it here |
Nova’s Show on Kings of Camouflage | View it here |
Rav Shlomo Aviner, Yeshivat Ateret Yerushalayim answers a question on wearing techlet | Read it here |
Dr. Naama Sukenik from the Israel Antiquities Authority presents her findings on fabric from the Murba’at caves in the Judean desert. | View it here |