He mixes gigs at synagogues and Jewish community centers with shows at mainstream music clubs, like the Mint. Lounging in jeans, a purple shirt and a black felt hat, sporting glasses and a bushy ...

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 ...

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 married status ...

According to reports, the attackers forcibly removed the man’s shtreimel, a traditional fur hat worn by married Hasidic Jewish men during Shabbat (the Sabbath), holidays, and other religious events.

Matisyahu often begins his shows in a full suit, with a traditional black hat over a yarmulke ... the collaboration of a Hasidic Jew and a Muslim through music was truly inspiring. But Matisyahu is ...

leading some to comment on the uneasiness Jews feel toward their Hasidic "brothers." On the other hand, the Hasidim have influenced other American Jews to become, in some ways, a bit more like them.