May a person prone to head ailments (nezilut) place the shel rosh on a thin hat rather than directly on his head?
Synopsis
A person who cannot expose his head without suffering harm may place the shel rosh on a thin hat. The dispute concerns whether he recites a blessing on the shel rosh in this situation, with the Rema ruling — based on the Rashba — that no blessing is recited on the shel rosh.
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