What is "shtreimel"

n. A fur hat worn by many married Haredi Jewish men on Shabbat and during Jewish holidays and other festive occasions.

A shtreimel ( Yiddish , plural shtreimlech) is a fur hat worn by many married Haredi Jewish men, particularly (although not exclusively) members of Hasidic Judaism, on Shabbat and Jewish holidays and other festive occasions. In Jerusalem, the shtreimel is also worn by Yerushalmi Jews (non-Hasidim who belong to the original Ashkenazi community of Jerusalem, also known as Perushim). The shtreimel is generally worn only after marriage, except in some Yerushalmi communities, where boys wear it from the age of Bar Mitzvah.