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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 368

shtreimel

Illustrative photo of a man trying on a shtreimel in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem. (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
June 9, 2021, 8:54 pm
PETA hails Israel as first country to ban fur, but major exceptions remain
Legislation still allows imports of sable shtreimels, worn by many Haredi men on Shabbat and holidays, which makes up majority of fur worn in temperate Middle Eastern country
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a man trying on a shtreimel in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem. (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
October 6, 2020, 4:37 am
Israel moves to ban fur trade, with major exception for ultra-Orthodox hats
Proposal announced by Environment Minister Gamliel will still allow imports of sable shtreimels, worn by many Haredi men on Shabbat and holidays
By ToI Staff
Marc Kaufman’s family has been in the fur business in New York for five generations. (Josefin Dolsten JTA)
June 21, 2019, 9:22 pm
Ultra-Orthodox and Jewish pelt dealers get their hackles up as NYC mulls fur ban
New legislation threatens traditionally Jewish industry in city and has many worried it could lead to Hasidic Jews being targeted for wearing sable hats known as shtreimels
By Josefin Dolsten
Illustrative: Hasidic men wearing fur shtreimels reading from the Book of Esther on the Purim holiday. (Illustrative photo: Dror Garti/Flash90)
August 4, 2014, 10:22 pm
Stolen shtreimels set off Montreal alarms
Rabbinic authorities order Jews to report suspicious activity, even on Shabbat
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative photo of a man trying on a shtreimel in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem. (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
August 23, 2013, 12:46 am
Ultra-Orthodox bigwig calls for synthetic fur hats
Leader of Eda Haredit says animal cruelty inherent in production of traditional shtreimels amounts to a Torah violation
By Gavriel Fiske
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