Sha'atnez Testing of Montgomery County

by R. Gedalia Walls


Lakewood Certified Sha'atnez Tester

This page is currently under construction.

September 2006 Newsletter

ALERT: Shaatnez found in the following:

  1. Perry Ellis (Moldova)
  2. Hickey-Freeman (USA)
  3. Rafaello (Italy)
  4. Bill Blass (Italy)
  5. Francesco Della Rouvere (boy's and men's suit) (Italy)
  6. Neiman Marcus (USA)
Other suits of which to be aware: Studio Milano (men's and children's)

To test your clothing for sha'atnez, please contact Gedalia Walls:
Home: (301) 983-1121
E-Mail: gedaliawalls@yise.org

Specific Garments To Be Tested:
  1. Suits (men's and women's)
  2. Men's and Women's jackets
  3. Rain Coats (men's and women's)
  4. Skirts and Pants
  5. Sweaters
  6. Ties, Hats, Scarfs, and Gloves
  7. Miscellaneous Fabrics (blankets, drapes, rugs, etc.)
This list not only includes wool and linen fabrics or blends containing them, but any fabric that would appear to have a "linen-look" to the fabric. The consumer should be aware that "linen-look" fabrics may be mis-labeled and should be tested for Sha'atnez.
Linen Fabric
 Linen-look Fabric
"Linen-look" can include fabrics that have varied widths in their threads, a slight shine (as with the linen picture), or contain 'slubs' (small collections of material that look like little balls of lint but are actually part of the thread).

Gedalia Walls is currently a member of the Kollel L'Hora'ah of RIETS, whose goal is to receive Yadin Yadin semicha. He has been a member of Kollel Zichron Amram of the Yeshiva of Greater Washington, where he also received semicha from R. Gedaliah Anemer.
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