Home›Open Questions›Where does the shtreimel come from, and when did Hasidic communities begin wearing it?Open QuestionsWhere does the shtreimel come from, and when did Hasidic communities begin wearing it?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Where does the shtreimel come from, and when did Hasidic communities begin wearing it?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/where-does-the-shtreimel-come-from-and-when-did-hasidic-communities-begin-wearing-it.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Where does the shtreimel come from, and when did Hasidic communities begin wearing it?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/where-does-the-shtreimel-come-from-and-when-did-hasidic-communities-begin-wearing-itCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-where-does-the-shtreimel-come-from-and-w, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Where does the shtreimel come from, and when did Hasidic communities begin wearing it?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/where-does-the-shtreimel-come-from-and-when-did-hasidic-communities-begin-wearing-it}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionThree accounts circulate and none is documented: adoption of Polish or Russian noble dress; a decree said to have required Jews to wear an animal tail, for which no text has been produced; and the honouring of Shabbat with the best available in a cold climate. Jewish law neither requires nor mentions the garment, so there is no legal literature to trace it through, and it was written about only long after it was in use.What would resolve this Dated communal records, sumptuary or discriminatory legislation from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth or the Russian Empire naming a fur headcovering for Jews, rabbinic responsa or communal takkanot referring to it, portraiture or inventories from the eighteenth century, and dress-history comparison with the szlachta kolpak.OpenJewish social history of eastern Europe; dress history; archival research in Polish, Russian, Hebrew and Yiddish sourcesDivinity Atlas Open Questions Register, First EditionCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnShtreimel, Religious Dress & Vestments Well-attested Source Divinity Atlas Open Questions Register, First Editiontier 1SourcesDivinity Atlas Open Questions Register, First Editiontier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year