The New York City Mayor’s office published a photo series titled “Jewish Traditional Clothing”. They visited three stores in Boro Park to get an inside view of three items of Orthodox Jewish clothing and their background.
Photo Credits: Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo Office
Yarmulka
The traditional black velvet Yarmulka is what is worn by most men and boys over the age of 3 in the Orthodox Jewish Community of New York City. They come in all sizes and either with four parts or six.
The pictures below were taken at New Eichlers in Boro Park where a Yarmulka will cost about $5–$10 depending on brand and size.
Bekishe
Chasidic men and most boys over the age of 13 wear a bekishe, a type of black frock on Shabbos and Jewish holidays. They come in many patterns and designs. It generally has 6 buttons on the front and 2 buttons on the back.
The pictures below were taken at G&G Quality Clothing in Boro Park where a bekishe will cost between $100–$300 depending on brand, size, and intricacy of design.
Shtreimels
Shtreimels, hats made from fur are also worn to mark Shabbos, Jewish holidays, and large occasions such as weddings. Generally they are made out of a hard, black velvet interior with fur wrapped around the outside. Originally made to mimic the hats of the European nobility, they have changed over time to become more refined. Shtreimels are mostly worn by Chasidic men after they get married.
The shtreimels shown here are sold at Krausz Shtreimel in Boro Park and the cost varies depending on the quality of the fur and size.
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So for the shteimelach they do not want to provide the general price range…
the liberals hate streimels bec. its real fur.
Interesting how you left out the price range of a streimel.
Interesting how streimels are the only thing listed without the price. Do you think it’s so that people don’t start ripping streimels off ppls heads?
What’s the point of the the city investing time & money into this?
Take notice how estimated price tags were not mentioned when it came to shtreimils. I wonder why!
Is this wise?
How long before a fashion designer decides to make “Chassidic Garb” the theme of his next collection?
Is that what we want?
“They come in all sizes and either with four parts or six.”
or 1 piece (with no ‘parts’) or knitted
Possibly the dumbest thing I’ve ever read.
What is NYC’ s objective in raising public awareness of chassidishe levush?
Educating people about religious minorities is a good thing. I do hope that NYC steps up it’s game and includes, Sikhs and Muslims and other minority religions that make up the NYC population.
No tzitzis?
Did the moderator find a historical inaccuracy/contradiction to my post?
This is very important to be part of NYC awareness, because in city jobs, no head gear is allowed except for Religious reasons, or Medical reasons [if medical, then with documentation]. When there is lack of awareness, think back to the aeroplane which made an unscheduled landing on January 21, 2010, because airline staff had no awareness about Tefillin.
Why did hey leave out the knickers,vasseh zukin, bal shem tov gotchkiss,spudik,the infamous hat with earmuffs the chassidim wear during winter months. Tchulint tup hit, shtefein hit,plotchik and regular beeber hit, a vest mit a toshen zyger, extra deep pockets in the reckil,
Jail style eye glasses worn by skver and others.
Shteeble boots, garrtil. And more.
Why do mods let posts through that are just there to question the mods?
Wait… I just realized this post is somewhat of an oxymoron.
147, you’d better tell the cops wearing uniform hats to arrest themselves.
Putting aside the silliness of this whole topic, it actually makes a lot of sense to leave off the price of Shtreimels. We wouldn’t want to give crooks and muggers any ideas. Publicizing their value could lead to more thefts.
To takes-2-Tango I finally agree with something you wrote. My question is who are they trying to give this information to?