The Hasidim, or "pious ones" in Hebrew, belong to a special movement within Orthodox Judaism ... apt to confuse Hasidic men, who wear beards, sidelocks, black hats, and long coats, with the ...

Avi Shafran, director of public affairs at the haredi Orthodox Agudath Israel, told Jewish ... cowboy hats that she has argued, unsuccessfully, she should be allowed to wear while at work in ...

This is where the tradition of wearing a kippah came from. In Orthodox Jewish communities it is tradition for men to wear the kippah at all times. However, Liberal and Reform Jews may choose to ...