Talmud zu Bamidbar 15:39
וְהָיָ֣ה לָכֶם֮ לְצִיצִת֒ וּרְאִיתֶ֣ם אֹת֗וֹ וּזְכַרְתֶּם֙ אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־תָתֻ֜רוּ אַחֲרֵ֤י לְבַבְכֶם֙ וְאַחֲרֵ֣י עֵֽינֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֥ם זֹנִ֖ים אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃
Das sei euch zu Schaufäden, dass wenn ihr sie ansehet, ihr euch erinnert aller Gebote des Herrn und sie thuet, damit ihr nicht umherspähet nach eurem Herzen und nach euern Augen, denen ihr in euern Gelüsten folgt.
Jerusalem Talmud Berakhot
HALAKHAH: So is the Mishnah: Between its144“It” is the צצית, the fringes of the garment. We shall see later that the third section of the Shema‘, dealing with the obligation of tzitzit, was in Israel recited in abridged form during evening prayers. Hence, the tzitzit characterized the morning prayers. Each tzitzit contained three strands of white thread with one of tĕkhēlet. dark blue and its white. What is the reason of the Rabbis? (Num. 15:39) “You shall see it”145I. e., the תכלת thread among the white threads of the tzitzit., from what is close to it. What is the reason of Rebbi Eliezer? “You shall see it”, that it should be recognizable among colors146That תכלת should be recognized not only as a color, but as its specific color..
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