Must a Jewish religious oath, rendered in court for legal purposes, be made by the individual with his hat on?
To answer this question a full session of the Warsaw Rabbinate was called. The matter, it was explained, has legal importance in view of a case which recently occurred in the Warsaw courts. A Jew who appeared as a witness in taking oath refused to wear his hat. The court was in doubt whether a Jewish religious oath, made by the person with his hat off, is valid. The President of the Peace Court directed an inquiry to the Warsaw Rabbinate.
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