Halakhah for Chullin 177:57
מצות לאו ליהנות ניתנו
But it has been taught: If he sounded it he has not fulfilled hi obligation; if he took it he has not fulfilled his obligation! - R'Ashi answered: There is no comparison at all.
Treasures Hidden in the Sand
1. The color of the body of the Hillazon resembles the color of the sea as the Rabbis in Tractate Menachot (44A) taught that the color of the Hillazon resembles the color of the sea. Rashi explains that the Hillazon emerges from the sea and the Techelet resembles the sea, that is to say that the sea it is found in and that it emerges from is the cause of its color.
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