For this reason, married Hasidic women cover their hair in public, usually with wigs (called “sheitels”), scarves, hats, or other coverings. This practice is a daily, visible reminder of a ...

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 ...

Yet this world is virtually unknown to most Americans, who are apt to confuse Hasidic men, who wear beards, sidelocks, black hats, and long coats, with the similarly-dressed Amish. This shared ...