<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">This article has several flaws, the first being in the first paragraph:<div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace; ">One will readily notice that wearing a hat and jacket during prayer<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>is standard dress in many orthodox circles. It is generally assumed<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>that the reason for this is to comply with the requirement to be<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>dressed "appropriately" when standing before God in prayer.[1] In<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>fact, it is especially meritorious to have a garment reserved<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>exclusively to be worn during prayer and a hat can often conveniently<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>fill that role.[2]<br></span></span></blockquote></div><br></div><div>First, the statement, "it is generally assumed" is unsubstantiated. Assumed by whom? Second, it is contradicted by the next sentence. What is the reason for the hat and jacket, because it is "appropriate" or because it is "reserved exclusively"? Or both? The halacha is the latter, yet the rest of the article ignores this halacha and follows the "appropriate" path. The problem with the hat and jacket is that if one wears them all the time, then they are not "reserved exclusively" for prayer. So what should a person do, who wears them throughout the day? Rav Frand spoke about this at one of his famous Thursday night classes. He concluded (with sources, but I didn't take notes) that one could button one's jacket at prayer time (assuming one does not ordinarily walk around with it buttoned).</div></body></html>