Ask the Rabbi
- Family and Society
- Jewish Society and Community
- Community Questions
- Halacha
- The Jew's Person and Attire
- Kippa
Question
Why do people wear black hats? What is the purpose? Isn’t a yarmalka good enough?
Answer
Wearing a kippa is good enough (see Iggrot Moshe Orach Chayyim I 1 and Yabiya Omer 6,Orach Chayyim 15).
"Black Hat" Community and Israel
Rabbi Jonathan Blass | 8 Elul 5763
the three oaths or vows and not making aliya
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar 25, 5775
Participating in a mixed sporting event
Rabbi David Sperling | Iyyar 3, 5778
