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| '''Blue in Judaism''' is used to symbolise ], because ] is the color of the sky and sea. It can also represent equilibrium, since its hue suggests a shade midway between white and black, day and night.<ref>]</ref> | |||
| ==History== | |||
| From ancient times, blue has been considered a lucky color among the peoples of the ] and ]. Not unlike their Arab neighbors, Jews of this region have painted their doorposts, heads, and other parts of their bodies with blue dyes; have ornamented their children with blue ribbons and markings; and have used this color in protective amulets.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=PASL_g8JDqsC&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=doorposts,+heads,+and+other+parts+of+their+bodies&source=bl&ots=RbX32zKxtR&sig=Q10UDHTAjzoDMHmMaBbej_YCzbw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjXo6Sc8vPcAhWOxYUKHSJeDKUQ6AEwA3oECBsQAQ#v=onepage&q=doorposts%252C%2520heads%252C%2520and%2520other%2520parts%2520of%2520their%2520bodies&f=false |title=The Encyclopedia of Jewish Symbols |last=Frankel |first=Ellen |last2=Teutsch |first2=Betsy Platkin |date=1992 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9780876685945 |language=en}}</ref> Blue has been considered especially effective against the ], possibly owing to the relative rarity of the color among ] and because blue is so rare in the plant and animal world.{{cn|date=May 2019}} | |||
| In the ], the ] were commanded to make tassels, '']'', on the corners of their garments, and to weave within these tassles a "twisted thread of blue-violet (])."<ref>] 15:38.</ref> The ] requires that this blue thread be made from a dye extracted from a sea creature known in ] as the ''Ḥilazon''. ] claimed that this blue was the color of "the clear noonday sky"; ], the color of the evening sky.<ref>'']'', ''Tzitzit'' 2:1; Commentary on Numbers 15:38.</ref> | |||
| According to several rabbinic sages, blue is the color of God's Glory.<ref>'']'' 14:3; '']'' 89a.</ref> Staring at this color aids in meditation, bringing us a glimpse of the "pavement of sapphire, like the very sky for purity," which is a likeness of the Throne of God.<ref>] 24:10; ] 1:26; '']'' 89a.</ref> Many items in the '']'', the portable sanctuary in the wilderness, such as the '']'', many of the vessels, and the ], were covered with blue-violet cloth when transported from place to place.<ref>] 4:6-12. None of the leading poskim, such as Rabbi ] have given their approval to the claims of the Ptil Tekhelet organisation. Many famous Jewish sages such as the Chazon Ish have maintained that the real colour will be rediscovered at certain time in human history. See "The Twelfth Article of Faith" by Maimonides.</ref> | |||
| According to the ] all colors that one sees in their dream are a good sign, except if they see the shade of blue that matches Tekhelet.<ref>Zohar I 51b</ref> | |||
| ==In modern times== | |||
| The ] has two blue stripes and a blue ] against a white background. An early ] poem explains that the color white symbolizes great faith; blue the appearance of the firmament.<ref>''"Zivei Eretz Yehudah"'' (1860), ].</ref> (The original dark blue stripes were later lightened to heighten visibility at sea.) Because of its association with the ], blue has become very popular in contemporary Jewish design. Modern tallitot, especially those used by ] Jews, often have blue stripes on a white background instead of black stripes common in ] communities. | |||
| In modern ] “blue-white” ({{Hebrew|כחול־לבן}} ''kakhol-lavan'') is used a synonym for “Israeli” as an adjective, especially for local produce (as opposed to imported).{{citationneeded|date=June 2018}} | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| {{Portal|Judaism}} | |||
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| * {{slink|Jewish symbolism|Colors}} | |||
| * ] | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| ==Further reading== | |||
| * Zvi Ruder (1999): ''The National Colors of the People of Israel: Tradition, Religion, Philosophy, and Politics Intertwined'' {{ISBN|965-293-059-8}} | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * dedicated to the manufacture and distribution of tekhelet fringes. | |||
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