v=R3NWewukpsg In many Hasidic Jewish communities ... usually with wigs (called “sheitels”), scarves, hats, or other coverings. This practice is a daily, visible reminder of a woman’s ...

Also opposing the ban are Hasidic Jews, who often wear the cake-shaped sable hats known as shtreimels on Shabbat and holidays. Made from the tails of sables and foxes, the hats can cost as much as ...

Soon after its founding in the mid-eighteenth century by Jewish mystics ... who are apt to confuse Hasidic men, who wear beards, sidelocks, black hats, and long coats, with the similarly-dressed ...