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What is the history behind Jewish men's dress?

Why do some Jewish men wear a 'uniform' hats and beards?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    The beards is from the Bible, religious Jew believe they're forbidden from shaving.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaving_in_Judaism

    Religious Jews believe they must always cover their heads.

    Many different sects, have many different hats. Such as the shtreimel

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shtreimel

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    good question. yet specially its to no longer conceal the hair because of the fact like Ruth stated, if that became into the clarification then it might genuinely conceal the hair and not purely one part of it. Its specially as a thank you to maintain in techniques that G-d is there. yet many human beings have their very own reason. some have confidence its a Jewish id image that hyperlinks us as a human beings. Others have confidence that its something that stems from how women folk conceal their hair in distinctive religions(do no longer see how yet I even have heard of a few who have confidence this) and that i've got heard of others who have confidence its something cultural. the justifications are as many because of the fact the folk. however the kippah is something it is the least religiously substantial. because of the fact there are a number of who use a traditional baseball cap or beanie as oppose to a kippah.

  • 1 decade ago

    You can find information about the different forms of dress among the many Chassidic groups here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasidic_Judaism#Dress In essence, they're a badge of identity, of belonging to one's particular group.

  • 1 decade ago

    following biblical teaching very strictly

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i always wonder as well, why they wear coboy hat.

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