Subject: רב rabbi
Culture: Ashkenazi Jewish
Setting: Ashkenazi diaspora, Europe/America 19th-early 20thc
Object: שטרײַמל shtreimel hat
Manchester Jewish Museum *
"A shtreimel is a fur hat worn by some Haredi (orthodox) Jewish men on festive occasions and the Sabbath.
The shtreimel is worn over a skullcap because two head coverings are considered more worthy than one." ...
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