Ashkenazi Jewish Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

tradition, a kolpik is a type of traditional headgear worn in families of some

Chassidic Hasidism, sometimes spelled Chassidism, and also known as Hasidic Judaism (Ashkenazi Hebrew: חסידות ''Ḥăsīdus'', ; originally, "piety"), is a Jewish religious group that arose as a spiritual revival movement in the territory of contem ...

rebbe A Rebbe ( yi, רבי, translit=rebe) or Admor ( he, אדמו״ר) is the spiritual leader in the Hasidic movement, and the personalities of its dynasties.Heilman, Samuel"The Rebbe and the Resurgence of Orthodox Judaism."''Religion and Spiritua ...

s'' (Hasidic rabbis) of Galician or Hungarian dynastic descent, by their unmarried children on the Sabbath (

Shabbat Shabbat (, , or ; he, שַׁבָּת, Šabbāṯ, , ) or the Sabbath (), also called Shabbos (, ) by Ashkenazim, is Judaism's day of rest on the seventh day of the week—i.e., Saturday. On this day, religious Jews remember the biblical storie ...

), and by some ''rebbes'' on some special occasions other than Shabbat or major holidays. The kolpik is made from brown fur, as opposed to a ''

spodik A spodik (or spodek; yi, ספּאָדיק , from Polish ''spodek'' "saucer") is a tall, black fur hat worn by some Hasidic Judaism, Hasidic Jews, particularly by members of sects in 19th-century Congress Poland. The origins of the spodik and the s ...

'', worn by Polish chassidic dynasties, which is fashioned out of black fur. The

shtreimel A shtreimel ( yi, שטרײַמל , plural: or ) is a fur hat worn by some Ashkenazi Jewish men, mainly members of Hasidic Judaism, on Shabbat and Jewish holidays and other festive occasions. In Jerusalem, the shtreimel is also worn by Litvak ...

, another similar type of fur hat worn by Hasidim, are shorter in height, wider, and disc-shaped, while kolpiks are taller, thinner in bulk, and of cylindrical shape. It is seen as an intermediate level garment between ''Shabbat'' and weekday dress. The days that some ''rebbes'' don a ''kolpik'' include: *'' Rosh Chodesh'' Meal *

Hanukah or English translation: 'Establishing' or 'Dedication' (of the Temple in Jerusalem) , nickname = , observedby = Jews , begins = 25 Kislev , ends = 2 Tevet or 3 Tevet , celebrations = Lighting candles each night. ...

*'' Tu BiShvat'' Meal *''

Isru Chag English translation: 'Bind the Festival' , observedby = Jews in Judaism , begins = The night immediately following the Three Pilgrimage Festivals , ends = At nightfall of the day following the Three Pilgrimage Festivals , observances = Minor: Most ...

'' Meal *'' Tu B'Av'' (most do not, but some do) *Meal served to the poor a few days before a child's

wedding A wedding is a ceremony where two people are united in marriage. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes. Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of marriage vo ...

*'' Yartzeit'' Meal It is often thought, that Jews adopted wearing fur hats from the Eastern Europeans, possibly from the nobility. Joseph Margoshes (1866–1955) in his memoir ''A World Apart: A Memoir of Jewish Life in Nineteenth Century Galicia'' writes regarding Rabbi Shimon Sofer's election to the Imperial Council of Austria:

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