Commentary for Menachot 69:8

מעשה בהורקנוס בנו של ר' אליעזר בן הורקנוס שהיה קושר תפיליו בלשונות של ארגמן ולא אמר לו דבר איפשר אותו צדיק ראה בנו ולא מיחה בו אמרו לו הן לא ראה אותו ואם ראה אותו לא היה מניחו

and also for another reason.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The suspicion that the wearer of these tefillin had had relations with his wife during her period of menstruation, and the straps had consequently been dyed red with blood.');">⁹</span> R'Judah said, It is related of one of R'Akiba's disciples that he used to tie his tefillin w strips of blue wool, and R'Akiba made no comment. But is it possible that that righteous man actually saw his disciple do so and he did not prevent him?

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