There is a fur ban on the table in New York City. If it passes, it will cause some serious anti-Shtreimel sentiment.
The fur ban was introduced back in March by City Council Speaker Corey Johnson. It does have a clause that contains a religious exemption, but that still does not bode well or reducing any of the growing anti-Semitism in New York City.
Brooklyn councilman Chaim Deutsch, said it best:
Considering the fact that hate crime in New York City is on the rise, people will be targeted on the streets, saying, ‘Why are you wearing this if there’s a fur ban?’
The New York State Senate and Assembly actually introduced a bill banning the sale of fur one week before Johnson introduced his in March.
Shtreimels sold in the United States are made from real fur, from the tips of the tails of Canadian or Russian sable, beech marten, European pine marten or the American gray fox. In Israel, synthetic shtreimels are more common due to more difficult economic circumstances. They are generally custom-made.
The odds are, however, that the bans will not pass due to the strong fur lobby in New York City.
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In Democrat controlled New York furry animals have more rights than little babies that can be legally butchered up to time of birth. History repeats itself:
“In 1933 the Nazis passed laws regulating the slaughter of animals. Hermann Goering announced an end to the “unbearable torture and suffering in animal experiments” and it was said that anyone who treated animals as inanimate property would be sent to a concentration camp.”
“Among other things, the law forbade any unnecessary harm to animals, banned the inhumane treatment of animals in the production of movies, and outlawed the use of dogs in hunting. Cutting the tails and ears of dogs without anesthesia was also banned, and livestock were supposed to be killed humanely. Strangely, the Nazis were particularly concerned with the suffering of lobsters in restaurants. In 1936, a special law was passed regarding the correct way of dispatching lobsters and crabs and thus mitigating their painful deaths. Pets who were terminally ill were supposed to be euthanized.”
So if they start wearing synthetic shtreimlach? Who cares?
True we live in golus But we don’t have to behave and give them ammunition to hate us more.Start respecting your neighbors respect the laws of the land don’t be aggressive be polite live like normal human beings at least when you’re outside of your home
If they begin wearing synthetic shtreimlach many thousands of dollars will be saved and my understanding is that the mitzvah of streimal will not be diminished. A fur shtreimal for a chosson can cost over $2000, which can cause a hardship for the kalla’s family.
I hope NYC will eventually bring in some more Chasuneh Takonois,
Motcha, who cares? You should. Any time they can take a religious right away from someone, you should care. What do you think happens after they ban fur? Eventually they’ll want to ban leather. Then someone will tell you, who cares, just use synthetic tefilin, just use synthetic klaf for your sefer Torah. They’ll claim the shtreimel as precedent
There’s no kedusha to a shtreimel. There are thousands of good Jews who manage to be good Jews without one.
What are black hats made from ?
My secular city newspaper has large ads throughout the year with guys in giant fur coats for fur sales. Most of the models are Black men.
It might not be just anti-Jewish sentiment.