Petil Tchelet by the Admor of Radzin

Petil Tchelet by the Admor of Radzin
Ma'amar Petil Tchelet, a second part to article "Shfunei Tmunei Hol". By the Admor of Radzin Rabbi Gershon Hanoch [Leiner], "Ba'al Ha-Tchelet", son of the Admor Rabbi Ya'akov of Izbetza. Warsaw, 1888. Hayim Kelter print. First edition.
The Tchelet Polemic which shook the Rabbinical world started when Rabbi Gershon Hanoch published in 1887 an article named " שפוני טצוני חול" in which he announced he had found the snail used for dyeing the Tchelet and from now on all Jews must fulfill the Mitzvah of Tchelet in the Tsitsit. This article arose a harsh polemic in the Rabbinical world. Many Rabbis expressed their objections in writing. Some of them doubted the identification snail he had found while others argued we do not have the authority to renew the Tchelet Mitzvah. Heading the objection were the greatest Rabbis of his time - Rabbi Yitzhak Elhanan of Kovna, Rabbi Yehoshua of Kutna and the "Beit Ha-Levi". In 1888 Rabbi Gershon Hanoch published a second article on the matter, entitled "Ptil Tchelet", in which he argues with great proficiency with those who doubted the identification of the snail he found, and with those who objected to the renewal of the Tchelet Mitzvah for Halachic reasons. This second article didn't convince many of his opponents as well. Rabbi Gershon Hanoch pregared for print a third article entitled "Ein Ha-Tchelet", which was published in 1892, after his demise in 1891.
88 leaves, [1 errata]. 18.5 cm. Good condition, restored defects to margins of last page with no damage to text. Brittle paper. New binding.