Whose DH/DS's wear techeiles?

Platinum Member Joined: Oct 14 2009 Posts: 5894

Just curious. It seems to be a minority, but when DH bought a new set for himself he said the store owner said hundreds of people in his city were buying. They must all be tucking it in... do we have a closet techeiles movement going on? DH is not a trendsetter at all, he used to wear his tzitzis out until he started wearing techeiles, now he tucks it in because he doesn't want to stand out, most people in his yeshiva wear all white. He just switched over because he feels that the evidence is convincing enough that it's a real, present mitzva (I agree!) We're yeshivish in the NY area. I know at least a few of DH's friends are also tucked-in-techeiles.

Does your DH wear techeiles? Out or in? What geographic area and what 'type' are you? I'm just so curious what the techeiles demographic is on imamother. I imagine a lot of the DL Israelis are on board.I feel like I don't have much company in our yeshivish circles... Personally I'm all for it, the tucking in bothers me more than the being different! But I don't blame DH for being shy about it because one of his roshei yeshiva is very not into it (not against it per se, but I think maybe Dh feels that this rosh yeshiva looks funny at the people who wear it?)

One of my ds's wears tchelet. He learend in Yeshiva in Otniel where it is very much encouraged. My other dd does not wear yet (but since he needs reminding to put tsitsit on, and loses them a lot I am glad about that Smile

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My dh does not wear tcheilet. He does not like the idea much and is not convinced of the proof, especially about the colour.

One son in law dows and the other does not.

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My brother who is in hesder in Yeshivat Ramt Gan also wears techelet and wears them out.
My husband does not wear techelet at all and tucks his in.

I don't think I have ever seen IRL here. Or maybe once or twice, more original types.

It seems to me only charedim wear tzitzis outside as adults, here.
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My brother (in NY area) wears techeiles.
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My neighborhood from my childhood had a lot of techeilet wearing people. My husband doesn't wear techeilet.
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My dh wears techiles

My husband wears tchelet. My boys (still quite young -- lots of tallit katan wear-and-tear) do not.

Platinum Member Joined: Oct 14 2009 Posts: 5894

Yes, it occurred to me that young children do wear through tzitzis! We don't have a son yet but I have no idea if we'd give him techeiles as a child! On one hand, it's so expensive, but on the other hand if we're training him in the mitzva of tzitzis why should his be lesser...? The one person in my neighborhood who wears techeiles out (as far as I've noticed, it's not like I go watching the men... I know from DH that it's FAR from standard around here) has a 5-year-old kid I've seen with blue strings.

Gold Member Joined: Mar 04 2008 Posts: 1605

My dh does. He wears them tucked in with a suit or dressed for work, often out when wearing casual.

My DH wears them out Smile

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DH's tallis has blue instead of black to resemble techeiles, but no techeiles in the strings.