Funny hats

Pandering presidents and pandering candidates in Jewish headgear.

(hat-tip on request)

Incidently, I blogged and commented on the photo of Reagen with the hat-wearing Rabbis here. As I wrote at the time

"The picture itself makes the case that the hat's moment has passed. As you can see, the president is bareheaded, though he is in the company of of illustrious Rabbis. Clearly it's not "normal" for him to cover his head in the presence of important people. What was "normal" in the Mishna Brurah's time is not "normal" in ours. Given the language the Mishna Brurah employs, and the evidence of this picture, it's likely the Mishna Brurah would not have demanded hats at prayer in [our day].

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