“Speak to the Children of Israel and bid them that they make fringes on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of each corner a thread of blue (tekhelet). And it shall be for you as a fringe, that you may look upon it and remember all
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“Speak to the Children of Israel and bid them that they make fringes on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of each corner a thread of blue (tekhelet). And it shall be for you as a fringe, that you may look upon it and remember all the commandments of G-d, and do them…” (Numbers 15:38-39)
Our hand made thick “Chareidim” Menupatz Lishmah white tzitzis strings are meant to be tied onto a tallit kattan or tallit gadol. Ideal for longer lasting tzitzis strings! Set is enough for all four corners of the garment.
Niputz is a Chumra/חומרה of having the lishma aspect start one step sooner in the process. Miputz/ניפוץ is a mechanical process that breaks up locks and unorganized clumps of the wool fibre and then aligns the individual fibres so that they are more or less parallel with each other. The Shulhan Aruch (OH 11:1) states that one must have Tevia/טווה Lishma/לשמה and the Rama / Rema notes that some are Machmirin to have Niputz Lishma, though he says the custom is to be lenient. The Mishna Berura (OH 11:3) explains that the mitzvah of making tzitzit Taaseh Lecha Gedilim / תעשה לך גדילים starts with the Tevia, however, he notes that the Prisha states in the name of the Maharal of Prague that Lechathila one should be strict and use Niputz Lishma. The Aruch HaShulhan (OH 11:4) explains the Maharal’s reasoning is that Taaseh Lecha Gedilim / תעשה לך גדילים is stated in conjunction with Shatnez/שעטנז, and the making of Shatnez includes the act of Niputz, so one needs Lishma at this level of the process. The Aruch Hashulhan thus concludes that one should be careful with this.
According to the Talmud, the dye of Tekhelet was produced from a marine creature known as the Ḥillazon (also spelled Chilazon).[2] According to the Tosefta (Men. 9:6), the Ḥillazon is the exclusive source of the dye.