Video: Taxonomy of the Yarmulke
Much like the sheitel, you can tell a lot about a Jewish male by the type of yarmulke (also referred to as a kippah, or in Hasidic Yiddish, kapl) that he wears.
Like the jacket and shirt on his back, the absence or presence of peyes, or sidelocks, the headgear reveals to the world his family’s tradition and his Jewish denomination.
Pious Jewish men have been covering their heads for hundreds of years, yet there isn’t necessarily a clear and definitive Jewish law, or Halacha, requiring it. Rather, it was one of many of the Jewish customs and traditions, known as minhagim, that evolved over the centuries to become de-facto Halacha, eventually becoming the most universal identifier of observant Jewish boys and men.
Click here to read the full article by Frimet Goldberger at The Jewish Daily Forward.
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Wish
I just wish for the washable black velvet yarmulke! Esp w yechi. My question is – the reason given for hats is a double covering. If kippahs have 2 coverings why do we wear hats
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