2 Orthodox men oppose the black hat as "uniform"
Speaking of black hats . . . :) (See previous post.)
From this post by DovBear:
" . . . this new habit of treating an ordinary hat as if it were a sacred ritual item is why the hat is one of the things I like least about Orthodox Judaism."
From the comments:
"Black Hat wearing is very ironic.
Chassidim get railed by litvaks for "wearing antiquated Polish Royal garb" ie streimels.
But now, when Black Hats are just as antiquated (unless you're a member of the mob or post-modern hipster) as the streimel. How is Borsalino still in business? Does anyone else buy these things? At $200 a pop?
So really litvaks and chassidim are not that different after all...
E. Fink Homepage 09.08.09 - 6:20 pm #
From this post by DovBear:
" . . . this new habit of treating an ordinary hat as if it were a sacred ritual item is why the hat is one of the things I like least about Orthodox Judaism."
From the comments:
"Black Hat wearing is very ironic.
Chassidim get railed by litvaks for "wearing antiquated Polish Royal garb" ie streimels.
But now, when Black Hats are just as antiquated (unless you're a member of the mob or post-modern hipster) as the streimel. How is Borsalino still in business? Does anyone else buy these things? At $200 a pop?
So really litvaks and chassidim are not that different after all...
E. Fink Homepage 09.08.09 - 6:20 pm #
posted by Shira Salamone at 5:45 PM
2 Comments:
I wear, lulei demistafina, a Huckel. I think it ran me about sixty bucks and is still in great shape almost a decade later.
Truth to tell, I've never heard of a Huckel.
Mark/PsychoToddler is also a non-conformist--when one of his sons was approaching Bat Mitzvah age, the age from which his yeshiva would require him to wear a hat, Mark bought him a Stetson. I'm too lazy to look for the post in which he talks about it, but I think he posted that one on DovBear's blog.
My husband has a collection of s'rugis/kippot s'rugot ("knitted" [crocheted] kippot/yarmulkes/skullcaps/beanies). They're cheaper than hats, don't get ruined by rain, and come in--gasp!--colors other than black. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I think it's highly ironic that, years ago, Orthodox men wore hats in public because kippot were considered too Jewish, whereas nowadays, in some circles, kippot are considered not Jewish enough.
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