Category
page 1Frock coats
frock coat
men's formal knee-length coat
Bekishe
thumb|Two Hasidic Rebbes are shown wearing tish bekishes with high ""s (felt hats). The late Khuster Rebbe Shmelke Leifer (of Boro Park, Brooklyn in New York and Pittsburgher Rebbe [[Mordechai Yissachar Ber Leifer (of Ashdod, Israel; with strohkes)]]
A bekishe or '''' ( beketche or bekishe''), is a type of kaftan, usually made of black silk or polyester, worn by Hasidic Jews and by some non-Hasidic Haredi Jews. The bekishe is worn mainly on Shabbos and other Jewish holidays or at weddings and similar events. During the week, it is customary to wear a rekel, made of wool or polyester, looking l
frock
thumb|upright|Charles Blair in a frock (c. 1761–66), a coat with a flat collar.