In the past it was almost universally accepted that a hat was worn on important occasions to indicate respectability. Since a person should be dressed for prayer in a dignified manner, the halachah required one to wear a hat for tefillah (Mishnah Berurah 91,12). This halachah is extended to reciting Birkas Hamazon, Kiddush and other […]
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