Reply To: Black hat Home › Forums › Tefilla / Davening › Black hat › Reply To: Black hat May 24, 2012 1:30 pm at 1:30 pm #877103 simcha613Participant R’Klonimus- I’m assuming Rashi didn’t wear a black hat as it wasn’t normal for his time. Wearing a black hat was normal 50 years ago. Why did that become the uniform?