Questions tagged [color]
color, colour, dye, hue, tint, shade, you name it
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How to determine if one is disqualified for ruling on bedika cloths
Let's say a person is minorly colorblind, as they failed one or more of the Isihara Tests. How can they determine if they are disqualified for mareh's, examining bedika cloths? If they can see red and ...
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What was the general skin color of ancient Israelis?
There are lots of claims that ancient Israelis were black/brown/white or even east-asian looking?
So which one is accurate is there any evidence from Torah or from other biblical resource?
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Can one take a lateral flow test on Shabbos?
DISCLAIMER: This is just halacha-theory and not searching for a p'sak
Would taking a lateral flow test on Shabbos be absolutely forbidden due to the melacha of tzoveya - dyeing?
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Books about Ma'ros of Dam Nidda
I doubt that there are many but I am would be interested to know if there are any Sefarim written about the different colors of blood which render a women impure which are available to the public.
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What is the connection between Lavan and Lavan?
We all know Lavan was a bad person. He tried to kill Yaakov, he enslaved Yaakov, tried to cheat Yaakov out of his wages, he gave Yaakov the wrong wife, and many more. We even begin the hagaddah with a ...
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History of Chabad Moshiach flag
I'm working up a presentation on flags in our history, and I need information on the unofficial but commonly displayed Chabad Moshiach flag. Does anyone know when and where it was first flown, and ...
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Black? I ordered it dyed red!
The משנה in בבא קמא (9:4, as explained by the רע״ב and קהתי) says that if I give wool to a dyer to dye red, and he dyes it black instead, then he must return the black wool to me, and I must pay him ...
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Source for Red Apples?
Rav Yisroel Reisman (Ki Savo 5775) mentions an interesting concept for dipping apples in honey,
The Mechabeir says that a sweet apple is typically red. I have seen
those who wonder of why we use ...
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Colors of the Parah Adumah
Consider the following opinions of what adumah can or does in fact mean.
Sadia gaon writes that Aduma of the Parah Adumah is 'Tzafra'. The footnote from Rav Kapach in the Mosad Rav Cook edition ...
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Why is the colour כחול ('blue') not mentioned in Tanach?
The colour כחול is not mentioned in Tanach. Given it's wide usage in later hebrew texts, why does it never feature in Tanach? Do any sources pick up on this?
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Illustrated Tzara'at
I have indirectly heard of someone in a school (I think it's a yeshiva student) who is doing a research project on various medical conditions. She decided to discuss tzara'at and compare what the ...
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Minhag to leave an area of the wall unpainted: does it need to be unpainted, or can it be painted another color?
I found this: http://www.jewishtreats.org/2014/07/a-house-unfinished.html it says "there are some minority opinions that permit one to mark the zeicher l’churban by painting an appropriate size square ...
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Changing the High Holiday shul "look"
Most shuls that I have attended change the parochet (ark "curtain"), shulchan (Torah reading table) and amud (chazzan's table) coverings and Torah coverings to white in honor of Rosh Hashanna and Yom ...
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Discolored Tzitzis
The Rambam says that the tzitzis strings must be the same color as the garment they're attached to (with exception to the techeiles string which is always blue). (Source?)
All of the tallisos these ...
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Why do a sefer Torah's letters have to be black?
My son asked why the letters have to be black, considering there are lots of other colors out there.
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Real green hair?
I've seen people with their hair dyed green, but I was under the impression that nobody has naturally green hair. But Rashi says (Tazria 13:37)
שער שחר - מנין אף הירוק והאדום שאינו צהוב? תלמוד ...
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What is the underlying requirement of Techeilet?
I have been reading the various questions and answers about techeilet but I still don't understand the exact demand (and apologies if I missed this amongst the other questions). Is the goal to have a ...
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Dyeing Hair for Men
Are men permitted to dye their hair with products such as "Just for Men"? Since these products are made for men specifically, would potential prohibitions of beged isha no longer apply?
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Does adding a bit of red wine to white wine change the resulting drinks' status vis-a-vis kiddush?
There are various opinions regarding the acceptance of white wine for kiddush. My question is, if say one has a full bottle of white, if they pour a cup that is majority white (80%+), but are able to ...
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Blue Stripes on Tallis
I've read that tallit stripes were originally blue and at some point morphed to black. What I'm wondering is if anyone knows any oldsters who can attest to actually seeing this in the frum velt in ...
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What exactly does the 'blue rainbow' refer to?
Inspired by an answer this question:
However, Rav Yonason Eibshitz in his sefer Yaaros Dvash (chelek 1:drush 12) explains in the name of the Zohar Hakadosh that there are two types of rainbows. ...
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Why say the rams are reddened?
Among the materials used for the mishkan were "reddened rams' hides" (T'ruma 25:5). There are two ways one can read that phrase: it can mean "reddened hides of rams", that the hides were reddened, or "...
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Is non-kosher-dyed food kosher?
Supoose some non-slaughtered-animal or non-kosher-species ingredient gets mixed accidentally into a larger food. From what I understand, if the non-kosher ingredient is not thought to add flavor to ...
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What does the blue color mean in Judaism?
I noticed that the fringes (tzitzit) are blue, the blue stripes and star of David in the Israeli flag. And also Rabbi Gutman said in a youtube video that the color blue must not be seen while ...
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What was red in the stew that Jacob made for Esau?
Genesis 25:29–30 (JPS):
And Jacob sod pottage; and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint. And Esau said to Jacob: 'Let me swallow, I pray thee, some of this red, red pottage; for I am ...
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Must the color of the Chuppah cloth be white?
I've only seen white cloth Chuppahs. Is there a limitation to what kind of cloths and colors can be used for a Chuppah?
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Relationship between *segulah* and violet color
We have a tradition, very often used in drush, that words deriving from the same root are really manifestations of the same idea in different facets.
In this context, what is the relationship between ...
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An obscure reference to a "golden vein"
There is a term in Yiddish is גילדני אדער - and the translation as hemorrhoids is given in Harkavy's Yiddish/English/Hebrew dictionary.
The term is mentioned numerous times in the Jewish legal ...
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Rambam on color certainty of tekheleth
According to a questioner on this page, the Rambam in the Pirush HaMishna contradicts the Rambam in Hilchoth Tzitzith regarding whether we can dye tekheleth due to uncertainty about the color. Where ...
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Is there any support for the claim that tekhelet and argaman could be derived from the same creature?
Is there any indication in Chazal (or at least in other ancient literature) that tekhelet and argaman could be derived from the same creature (as currently proposed by the Tekhelet Institute)?
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Why do some Breslov chasiddim have the custom to wear white yamalkas?
Many Jews tend to wear black yamalkas and that seems to be the widespread custom among Yeshivish, Modern Orthodox, Chasidic and Haredi Jews.
It seems that Breslover Chassidim have the custom to wear ...
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Kosher shoe-polish to blacken tefillin
Based on this question: Do Tefilin need to be painted with "special" ink?
Based on the answers, we know that the paint used on the retzuah must be derived from kosher animals (or plants and ...
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How Do You Conceal The Blue Stripes of the Small Tallis Under Your Shirt?
A friend of mine got me tzizit (on a small wool tallis) to wear every day under my shirt. It has dark blue stripes that show straight through my shirt. I wore a vest to cover it up but I'm wondering ...
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Must we wear white clothes?
Matt wrote here about תפלין (Tefillin)
that "they were all black".
I have also seen jewish men wearing only black.
How do the jews traditionally follow commandment of God (relating to happiness we ...
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Why all the talk about colored sheep and goats?
In the VaYetze weekly reading (Parasha) there is a long description of the colors of the sheep and goat: Akudim, Nekutim...
What is the reason behind all of this descriptions? If the text wanted to ...
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Examining a old bedikah cloth
AFAIK the psak on a bedikah cloth depends on the colour of the stain. Any shade of red indicates nidda, other colours, including brown, are okay.
Doesn't blood turn from red to brown when it dries? ...
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Why are people buried in white when R' Yanai says not to?
The gemara (Shabbat 114a) brings a statement of Rabbi Yanai, where he tells his sons:
Do not bury me nor in white, nor in black. White, because perhaps i won't merit [olam haba], and will be like a ...
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Black Aravos on Succos
I have noticed some people using arovos which turned completely black towards the end of Yom Tov. When discussing arovos, the halacha mentions the importance of the green color, since it shows that it ...
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Is there a source for the Kallah Bride wearing white in Torah?
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Is there a Torah source for the Kallah Bride to wear only white? What about a second marriage? Does the white indicate that the bride and groom make the day before marriage a special attempt to ...
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Why is the hat often black?
We see here and here questions about wearing a black hat. However, why is the hat black? Is there some sort of kedushah to wearing a black Stetson or Borsalino which is lost in other colours? Or is ...
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Does a tiny white spot on tefillin batim need to be repainted?
If one's tefillin have tiny white spots on the corners or edges of the batim, do these need to be painted black? Or must the spots be a certain size before anything must be done about them?
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Tanning on Shabbos
Is it permissible to suntan on Shabbos?
The possible prohibition would be tzoveah -- dyeing.
Is it considered permanent enough to be Biblically prohibited?
Is it dyeing at all being that no coloring ...
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Prohibition to wear black for mourning?
I've heard a rumor floating around to the effect that Jews should not wear all black as an expression of mourning. Is there anything to that? If so, is there anything inherently wrong with it, is it a ...
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Historical evidence that blue snail dye was produced in ancient times
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_purple and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iles_Purpuraires show that blue dye was produced from the murex in ancient times in these locations.
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Colourful Tallitot
Is there a preference, if one is davening at a schul where everyone wears the same tallitot (black or white), to borrow a tallit, assuming it is of a kosher size, rather than wearing one's own if it ...
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Red and white wine Mixed
Is it a problem to mix red wine and white wine on Pesach because of the Problem of coloring on Yom Tov and is there a way to mix with out running into the problem of coloring?
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Double-black Retzuot [duplicate]
I sometimes see on the net and in person cases where people wear retzuot which are black on both sides, what is the rationale, if any, for doing so?
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Argaman - What color is it?
In Parshas Teruma it mentions Argaman. The way it was translated in Yeshiva was purple. Is Argaman really purple? Shir Hashirim 7:6 says V'Dallas Roshech Ka'Argaman. Rashi, Rashbam, Even Ezra, ...
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How could the time of when the Azazel red strip turns to white be imprecise?
In Yoma on 67a, in the middle, it talks about the where the strip of red wool should be tied before sending the goat off the side of the mountain.
As far as I understand (and with the help of the ...
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What halachot are affected by color blindness?
What halachot are affected if a person is colorblind? One probable example I can think of relates to the laws of niddah and checking emissions. Another less likely example would be the the halachic ...
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