Rekel
Rekel
Etymology
The word rekel stems from the German-dialect word Röckel, a cognate of the
Design
Unlike classic clothing, which has the button on the left side for women and on the right side for men,[4][5][6] a Rekel (or other Jewish men's garment) is buttoned right on left.[7][8][9][10]
Rekelech are generally made of a black or navy
The most common type of rekel is the
Color
As with most
References
- ^ a b Joseph Berger (July 28, 2010). "Dressing With Faith, Not Heat, in Mind: Hasidic Jews in Heavy Dress Bear Up in Summer". The New York Times. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Joseph Berger (July 21, 2010). "Bit by Electronic Bit, a Great Cantor Is Restored". The New York Times. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Goldberg-Mulkiewicz, Olga. "Dress". YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ a b Megan Garber (March 27, 2015). "The Curious Case of Men and Women's Buttons". Retrieved November 6, 2022.
on the left for the ladies and on the right for the gents
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(help) - ^ Danny Lewis (November 23, 2015). "Here's Why Men's and Women's Clothes Button on Opposite Sides". Smithsonian. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Benjamin Radford (July 6, 2010). "Why Are Men's and Women's Buttons on Opposite Sides?". Live Science. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Chaya Korb Hubner (1989). The Broken Magen David. p. 116.
men button right on left .. Tznius
- ^ a b Danna Lorch (February 13, 2019). "Why Do Hasidic Men Button Their Shirts The Wrong Way?". The Forward. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
Just like women, most Hasidic men button their jackets, shirts, and rekels (long frock coat) with the right side over the left
- ^ Madison Margolin (February 12, 2017). "In ultra-Orthodox fashion, you can tell a lot about a person by his button holdes". The Times of Israel. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ What's the Difference Between Hasidic vs. Orthodox Jews?, June 14, 2021
- ^ Dress, retrieved November 6, 2022
- ^ Sarah Kleinberg (September 11, 2009). "Now Plugging My Yiddishe Tailor". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
in bright hues
Works cited
- Hammer, Joshua (November 8, 1999). "A Tale Of Two Brothers". Newsweek. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
External links
- Media related to Category:Hasidic clothing at Wikimedia Commons