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href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AF%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Ярмолка – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Ярмолка" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Ермолка – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Ермолка" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarmulka" title="Jarmulka – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Jarmulka" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kippah" title="Kippah – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Kippah" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quip%C3%A0" title="Quipà – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Quipà" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipa" title="Kipa – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Kipa" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipa" title="Kipa – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kipa" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kippa" title="Kippa – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kippa" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kippa" title="Kippa – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kippa" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%B9%CF%80%CE%AC" title="Κιπά – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κιπά" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kip%C3%A1" title="Kipá – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Kipá" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipao" title="Kipao – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kipao" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kippa" title="Kippa – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Kippa" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%BE%D8%A7" title="کیپا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کیپا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kippa" title="Kippa – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Kippa" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kip%C3%A1" title="Kipá – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Kipá" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%82%A4%ED%8C%8C" title="키파 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="키파" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BF%D5%AB%D5%BA%D5%A1" title="Կիպա – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Կիպա" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipah" title="Kipah – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kipah" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kippah" title="Kippah – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Kippah" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%94_(%D7%99%D7%94%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA)" title="כיפה (יהדות) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="כיפה (יהדות)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lad mw-list-item"><a href="https://lad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipa" title="Kipa – Ladino" lang="lad" hreflang="lad" data-title="Kipa" data-language-autonym="Ladino" data-language-local-name="Ladino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladino</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarmulka" title="Jarmulka – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Jarmulka" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%87" title="كيباه – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="كيباه" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kippah" title="Kippah – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kippah" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keppel_(hoofddeksel)" title="Keppel (hoofddeksel) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Keppel (hoofddeksel)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC_(%E6%B0%91%E6%97%8F%E8%A1%A3%E8%A3%85)" title="キッパー (民族衣装) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="キッパー (民族衣装)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipa" title="Kipa – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Kipa" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipa" title="Kipa – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Kipa" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipa" title="Kipa – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Kipa" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%AA%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B9" title="ਕਿਪਾਹ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਕਿਪਾਹ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarmu%C5%82ka" title="Jarmułka – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Jarmułka" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quip%C3%A1" title="Quipá – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Quipá" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kippah" title="Kippah – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Kippah" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Ермолка – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Ермолка" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%BE%D2%A5%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дьорбуоҥка – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Дьорбуоҥка" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kippah" title="Kippah – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Kippah" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipa" title="Kipa – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Kipa" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kippah" title="Kippah – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Kippah" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipa" title="Kipa – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Kipa" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kippa" title="Kippa – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Kippa" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE" title="கீப்பா – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="கீப்பா" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipa" title="Kipa – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Kipa" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/PikiWiki_Israel_38772_Vacation_Experience.JPG/300px-PikiWiki_Israel_38772_Vacation_Experience.JPG" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/PikiWiki_Israel_38772_Vacation_Experience.JPG/450px-PikiWiki_Israel_38772_Vacation_Experience.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/PikiWiki_Israel_38772_Vacation_Experience.JPG/600px-PikiWiki_Israel_38772_Vacation_Experience.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>Crocheted kippot for sale in <a href="/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a></figcaption></figure> <p>A <b><span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span></b><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (plural: <i><b>kippot</b></i>), <b><span title="Yiddish-language romanization"><i lang="yi-Latn">yarmulke</i></span></b>, <b>yamaka</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <b>skullcap</b>, or <b><span title="Yiddish-language romanization"><i lang="yi-Latn">koppel</i></span></b> is a brimless <a href="/wiki/Cap" title="Cap">cap</a>, usually made of cloth, traditionally worn by <a href="/wiki/Jew" class="mw-redirect" title="Jew">Jewish</a> males to fulfill the customary requirement that the <a href="/wiki/Head_covering" class="mw-redirect" title="Head covering">head be covered</a>. It is the most common type of head-covering worn by men in <a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Judaism" title="Orthodox Judaism">Orthodox</a> Jewish communities during <a href="/wiki/Jewish_prayer" title="Jewish prayer">prayers</a> and by most Orthodox Jewish men at most other times. Among non-Orthodox Jewish individuals, some wear them at most times, while most wear them only during prayer, while attending a <a href="/wiki/Synagogue" title="Synagogue">synagogue</a>, or at other ceremonies, and others wear them rarely or never. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kippah&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> (<a href="/wiki/Hebrew_language" title="Hebrew language">Hebrew</a>: <span lang="he" dir="rtl">כיפה</span>) literally means "dome" as the kippah is worn on the head like a dome. </p><p>The Yiddish term <span title="Yiddish-language romanization"><i lang="yi-Latn">yarmlke</i></span> (<a href="/wiki/Yiddish_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Yiddish language">Yiddish</a>: <span lang="yi" dir="rtl">יאַרמלקע</span>) might be derived from the <a href="/wiki/Polish_language" title="Polish language">Polish</a> <span title="Polish-language text"><i lang="pl">jarmułka</i></span> or the <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_language" title="Ukrainian language">Ukrainian</a> <span title="Ukrainian-language romanization"><i lang="uk-Latn">yarmulka</i></span> and perhaps ultimately from the <a href="/wiki/Medieval_Latin" title="Medieval Latin">Medieval Latin</a> <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">almutia</i></span> ("cowl" or "hood").<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The word is often associated with the phrase <span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he" dir="rtl">ירא מלכא</span></span> (<span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">yire malka</i></span>), formed from the <a href="/wiki/Aramaic" title="Aramaic">Aramaic</a> word for 'king' and the Hebrew root <span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%90" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:ירא">ירא</a></span></span>, meaning 'fear'.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span title="Yiddish-language romanization"><i lang="yi-Latn">Keppel</i></span> or <span title="Yiddish-language romanization"><i lang="yi-Latn">koppel</i></span> is another Yiddish term for the same thing.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Jewish_law">Jewish law</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kippah&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Jewish law"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Halakha" title="Halakha">Halachic</a> authorities debate as to whether wearing a <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> at all times is required.<sup id="cite_ref-Wearing_a_Kippa_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wearing_a_Kippa-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <a href="/wiki/Maimonides" title="Maimonides">Maimonides</a>, Jewish law dictates that a man is required to cover his head during prayer.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In non-Orthodox communities, some women also wear <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippot</i></span>, and people have different customs about when to wear a <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span>—when eating, praying, <a href="/wiki/Torah_study" title="Torah study">studying Jewish texts</a>, or entering a sacred space such as a synagogue or cemetery. The <a href="/wiki/Reform_Judaism" title="Reform Judaism">Reform movement</a> has historically been opposed to wearing <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippot</i></span>, but wearing a <i>kippah</i> during Torah study and/or prayer has become more common and accepted as an option among Reform men and women.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to several authorities, however, the practice has since taken on the force of law because it is an expression of <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">yir'at Shamayim</i></span> ("reverence for Heaven"; i.e., respect for <a href="/wiki/God_in_Judaism" title="God in Judaism">God</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 17th-century authority <a href="/wiki/David_HaLevi_Segal" title="David HaLevi Segal">David HaLevi Segal</a> holds that the reason is to enforce the Halachic rule to avoid practices unique to <a href="/wiki/Gentile" title="Gentile">non-Jews</a>. Segal reasons that, as Europeans are accustomed to going bareheaded, and their priests insist on officiating with bare heads, this constitutes a uniquely non-Jewish practice. Therefore, he posits, that Jews should be prohibited from behaving similarly and rules that wearing a <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> is required by Halacha.<sup id="cite_ref-Wearing_a_Kippa_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wearing_a_Kippa-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other Halachic authorities, like the Sephardi <a href="/wiki/Posek" title="Posek">posek</a> <a href="/wiki/Chaim_Yosef_David_Azulai" title="Chaim Yosef David Azulai">Chaim Yosef David Azulai</a>, hold that wearing a head covering is a <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">midat hasidut</i></span>—an additional measure of piety.<sup id="cite_ref-Wearing_a_Kippa_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wearing_a_Kippa-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a recent <i><a href="/wiki/Responsa" title="Responsa">responsum</a></i>, former Sephardic <a href="/wiki/Chief_Rabbi_of_Israel" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Rabbi of Israel">Chief Rabbi of Israel</a> <a href="/wiki/Ovadia_Yosef" title="Ovadia Yosef">Ovadia Yosef</a> ruled that it should be worn to show affiliation with the religiously observant community.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Zielona_kipa_z_domu_Szymona_Klugera_w_O%C5%9Bwi%C4%99cimiu,_MZ-334-O_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Zielona_kipa_z_domu_Szymona_Klugera_w_O%C5%9Bwi%C4%99cimiu%2C_MZ-334-O_01.jpg/230px-Zielona_kipa_z_domu_Szymona_Klugera_w_O%C5%9Bwi%C4%99cimiu%2C_MZ-334-O_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Zielona_kipa_z_domu_Szymona_Klugera_w_O%C5%9Bwi%C4%99cimiu%2C_MZ-334-O_01.jpg/345px-Zielona_kipa_z_domu_Szymona_Klugera_w_O%C5%9Bwi%C4%99cimiu%2C_MZ-334-O_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Zielona_kipa_z_domu_Szymona_Klugera_w_O%C5%9Bwi%C4%99cimiu%2C_MZ-334-O_01.jpg/460px-Zielona_kipa_z_domu_Szymona_Klugera_w_O%C5%9Bwi%C4%99cimiu%2C_MZ-334-O_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Green <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> found in a Jewish home in <a href="/wiki/O%C5%9Bwi%C4%99cim" title="Oświęcim">Oświęcim</a> in Poland. Collection of the <a href="/wiki/Auschwitz_Jewish_Center_in_O%C5%9Bwi%C4%99cim" title="Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oświęcim">Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oświęcim</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Talmud" title="Talmud">Talmud</a> states, "Cover your head in order that the fear of heaven may be upon you."<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rabbi <a href="/wiki/Huna_ben_Joshua" title="Huna ben Joshua">Hunah ben Joshua</a> never walked four <a href="/wiki/Cubits" class="mw-redirect" title="Cubits">cubits</a> (6.6 feet (2.0 m)) with his head uncovered, saying "because the <a href="/wiki/Shekhinah" title="Shekhinah">Divine Presence</a> is always over my head."<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was understood by Rabbi <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Karo" title="Joseph Karo">Yosef Karo</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Shulchan_Arukh" class="mw-redirect" title="Shulchan Arukh">Shulchan Arukh</a> as indicating that Jewish men should cover their heads and should not walk more than four cubits bareheaded.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Covering one's head, such as by wearing a <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span>, is described as "honoring God".<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Mishnah_Berurah" title="Mishnah Berurah">Mishnah Berurah</a></i></span> modifies this ruling by adding that the <i><a href="/wiki/Achronim" class="mw-redirect" title="Achronim">Achronim</a></i> established a requirement to wear a head covering even when traversing fewer than four cubits,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and even when one is standing still, indoors and outside.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Kitzur_Shulchan_Aruch_(book)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (book)">Kitzur Shulchan Aruch</a></i> cites a story from the Talmud (<a href="/wiki/Tractate_Shabbat" class="mw-redirect" title="Tractate Shabbat">tractate Shabbat</a> 156b) about <a href="/wiki/Rav_Nachman_bar_Yitzchak" title="Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak">Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak</a>, who might have become a thief had his mother not saved him from this fate by insisting that he cover his head, which instilled in him the fear of God.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Orthodox communities, boys are encouraged to wear a <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> from a young age in order to ingrain the habit.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:IDF_soldier_kippah_put_on_tefillin-small.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/IDF_soldier_kippah_put_on_tefillin-small.jpg/230px-IDF_soldier_kippah_put_on_tefillin-small.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/IDF_soldier_kippah_put_on_tefillin-small.jpg/345px-IDF_soldier_kippah_put_on_tefillin-small.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/IDF_soldier_kippah_put_on_tefillin-small.jpg/460px-IDF_soldier_kippah_put_on_tefillin-small.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2052" data-file-height="1420" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" title="Israel Defense Forces">IDF</a> soldier Lt. <a href="/wiki/Asael_Lubotzky" title="Asael Lubotzky">Asael Lubotzky</a> prays with <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> and <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Tefillin" title="Tefillin">tefillin</a></i></span> (box of scrolls)</figcaption></figure> <p>The argument for the <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> has two sides. The <a href="/wiki/Vilna_Gaon" title="Vilna Gaon">Vilna Gaon</a> said one can make a <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Berakhah" title="Berakhah">berakhah</a></i></span> without a <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span>, since wearing a <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> is only a <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">midos chassidus</i></span> ("exemplary attribute"). In the 21st century, there has been an effort to suppress earlier sources that practiced this leniency, including erasing lenient <a href="/wiki/Responsa" title="Responsa">responsa</a> from newly published books.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Isaac_ben_Moses_of_Vienna" title="Isaac ben Moses of Vienna">Or Zarua</a> (13th century) wrote that "our rabbis in France" customarily made blessings while bareheaded, but he criticized this practice.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to 20th-century Rabbi <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Klein" title="Isaac Klein">Isaac Klein</a>, a male Conservative Jew ought to cover his head when in the synagogue, at prayer or sacred study, when engaging in a ritual act, and when eating.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the mid-19th century, Reformers led by <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Mayer_Wise" title="Isaac Mayer Wise">Isaac Wise</a> completely rejected the <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> after an altercation in which Rabbi Wise's <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> was knocked off his head.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nowadays, almost all Conservative synagogues require men to wear a head covering (usually a <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span>), but in Reform synagogues there is no requirement.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippot</i></span> may be provided to anybody who wishes to wear them. </p><p>The Kippah was not always as widely used as it is today: Promotional images used by the orthodox New York Yeshiva university show board members bareheaded as late as 1954.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>   </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types_and_variation">Types and variation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kippah&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Types and variation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shabbatdinnerwithkippot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Shabbatdinnerwithkippot.jpg/220px-Shabbatdinnerwithkippot.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Shabbatdinnerwithkippot.jpg/330px-Shabbatdinnerwithkippot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Shabbatdinnerwithkippot.jpg/440px-Shabbatdinnerwithkippot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="604" data-file-height="405" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Passover" title="Passover">Passover</a> seder with two boys wearing kippot</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Force_Jewish_Chaplain_(Capt.)_Sarah_Schechter_-_Iraq.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Air_Force_Jewish_Chaplain_%28Capt.%29_Sarah_Schechter_-_Iraq.jpg/220px-Air_Force_Jewish_Chaplain_%28Capt.%29_Sarah_Schechter_-_Iraq.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Air_Force_Jewish_Chaplain_%28Capt.%29_Sarah_Schechter_-_Iraq.jpg/330px-Air_Force_Jewish_Chaplain_%28Capt.%29_Sarah_Schechter_-_Iraq.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Air_Force_Jewish_Chaplain_%28Capt.%29_Sarah_Schechter_-_Iraq.jpg/440px-Air_Force_Jewish_Chaplain_%28Capt.%29_Sarah_Schechter_-_Iraq.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3600" data-file-height="2395" /></a><figcaption>Rabbinical chaplain <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Schechter" title="Sarah Schechter">Sarah Schechter</a> with fellow U.S. Airmen wearing <a href="/wiki/Camouflage" title="Camouflage">camouflage</a> <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippot</i></span></figcaption></figure> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Ages" title="Middle Ages">Middle Ages</a> in Europe, the distinctive Jewish headgear was the <a href="/wiki/Jewish_hat" title="Jewish hat">Jewish hat</a>, a full hat with a brim and a central point or stalk. Originally used by choice among Jews to distinguish themselves, it was later made compulsory by Christian governments in some places as a discriminatory measure.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In the early 19th century in the United States, rabbis often wore a scholar's cap (large saucer-shaped caps of cloth, like a beret) or a Chinese skullcap. Other Jews of this era wore black pillbox-shaped <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippot</i></span>. </p><p>Often, the color and fabric of the <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> can be a sign of adherence to a specific religious movement, particularly in Israel. <a href="/wiki/Knit" class="mw-redirect" title="Knit">Knitted</a> or <a href="/wiki/Crochet" title="Crochet">crocheted</a> <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippot</i></span>, known as <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippot serugot</i></span>, are usually worn by <a href="/wiki/Religious_Zionist_movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious Zionist movement">Religious Zionists</a> and <a href="/wiki/Modern_Orthodox_Judaism" title="Modern Orthodox Judaism">Modern Orthodox</a> Jews.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also wear suede or leather <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippot</i></span>. Knitted <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippot</i></span> were first made in the late 1940s, and became popular after being worn by Rabbi <a href="/wiki/Moshe-Zvi_Neria" title="Moshe-Zvi Neria">Moshe-Zvi Neria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Members of most <a href="/wiki/Haredi_Judaism" title="Haredi Judaism">Haredi</a> groups wear black velvet or cloth <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippot</i></span>. </p><p>More recently, <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippot</i></span> in specific colors are sometimes worn to indicate political or community affiliation, such as the LGBT community, or in the colors of sports teams, especially <a href="/wiki/Football" title="Football">football</a>. In the United States, children's <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippot</i></span> featuring cartoon characters or themes such as <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars" title="Star Wars">Star Wars</a></i> have become popular; in response to this trend, some Jewish schools have banned <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippot</i></span> with characters that do not conform to traditional Jewish values.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">Kippot</i></span> have been inscribed on the inside as a souvenir for a celebration (bar/bat mitzvah or wedding). <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">Kippot</i></span> for women are also being made and worn.<sup id="cite_ref-GU_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GU-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MAZ_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MAZ-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These are sometimes made of beaded wire to seem more feminine.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A special baby <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> has two strings on each side to fasten it and is often used in a <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Brit_milah" title="Brit milah">brit milah</a></i></span> ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-JW_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JW-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Image </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Movement </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kippa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Kippa.jpg/100px-Kippa.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Kippa.jpg/150px-Kippa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Kippa.jpg/200px-Kippa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="375" /></a></span> </td> <td>Crocheted </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Religious_Zionism" title="Religious Zionism">Religious Zionism</a>, Modern Orthodox, <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Judaism" title="Conservative Judaism">Conservative Judaism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reform_Judaism" title="Reform Judaism">Reform Judaism</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kippa_judentum.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Kippa_judentum.JPG/100px-Kippa_judentum.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Kippa_judentum.JPG/150px-Kippa_judentum.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Kippa_judentum.JPG 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="224" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Suede" title="Suede">Suede</a> </td> <td>Modern Orthodox,<sup id="cite_ref-MAZ_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MAZ-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Conservative Judaism,<sup id="cite_ref-myjewishlearning_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-myjewishlearning-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Reform_Judaism" title="Reform Judaism">Reform Judaism</a><sup id="cite_ref-myjewishlearning_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-myjewishlearning-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Polyethylene_terephthalate" title="Polyethylene terephthalate">Terylene</a><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yeshivish" title="Yeshivish">Yeshivish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hasidic_Judaism" title="Hasidic Judaism">Hasidic</a>, Haredi, <a href="/wiki/Lubavitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Lubavitch">Lubavitch</a> – Popular among Rabbis teaching in yeshivas and seminaries </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Black_Kippah.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Black_Kippah.jpg/100px-Black_Kippah.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Black_Kippah.jpg/150px-Black_Kippah.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Black_Kippah.jpg/200px-Black_Kippah.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1760" data-file-height="1168" /></a></span> </td> <td>Black <a href="/wiki/Velvet" title="Velvet">velvet</a> </td> <td>Yeshivish, <a href="/wiki/Hasidic_Judaism" title="Hasidic Judaism">Hasidic</a>, Haredi<sup id="cite_ref-JPK_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JPK-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Casamento_judeu1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Casamento_judeu1.jpg/100px-Casamento_judeu1.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Casamento_judeu1.jpg/150px-Casamento_judeu1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Casamento_judeu1.jpg/200px-Casamento_judeu1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3420" data-file-height="2280" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Satin" title="Satin">Satin</a> </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Conservative Judaism, Reform Judaism;</li><li>In Israel: <a href="/wiki/Hilonim" class="mw-redirect" title="Hilonim">Hilonim</a> and <a href="/wiki/Masortim" title="Masortim">Masortim</a> during major Jewish traditions</li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Na-nach-nachma-yarmulke.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Na-nach-nachma-yarmulke.jpg/100px-Na-nach-nachma-yarmulke.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Na-nach-nachma-yarmulke.jpg/150px-Na-nach-nachma-yarmulke.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Na-nach-nachma-yarmulke.jpg/200px-Na-nach-nachma-yarmulke.jpg 2x" data-file-width="378" data-file-height="445" /></a></span> </td> <td>White crocheted </td> <td>Many <a href="/wiki/Jerusalemite" class="mw-redirect" title="Jerusalemite">Jerusalemites</a> wear a full-head-sized, white crocheted <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span>, sometimes with a knit pom-pom or tassel on top. The <a href="/wiki/Na_Nach" title="Na Nach">Na Nach</a> subgroup of the <a href="/wiki/Breslov_(Hasidic_dynasty)" class="mw-redirect" title="Breslov (Hasidic dynasty)">Breslov</a> <a href="/wiki/Hasidim" class="mw-redirect" title="Hasidim">Hasidim</a>, followers of the late Rabbi <a href="/wiki/Yisroel_Ber_Odesser" title="Yisroel Ber Odesser">Yisroel Ber Odesser</a>, wear it with the <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Na_Nach_Nachma_Nachman_Meuman" title="Na Nach Nachma Nachman Meuman">Na Nach Nachma Nachman Meuman</a></i></span> phrase crocheted in or embroidered on it.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bukharan_kippah.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Bukharan_kippah.jpg/100px-Bukharan_kippah.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Bukharan_kippah.jpg/150px-Bukharan_kippah.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Bukharan_kippah.jpg/200px-Bukharan_kippah.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2347" data-file-height="1861" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bukharan_Jews" title="Bukharan Jews">Bukharan</a><sup id="cite_ref-B_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Popular with children,<sup id="cite_ref-GU_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GU-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-B_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and also worn by some Sephardi Jews, as well as liberal-leaning and Reform Jews.<sup id="cite_ref-FOR_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOR-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yemenite_kippah.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Yemenite_kippah.jpg/100px-Yemenite_kippah.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Yemenite_kippah.jpg/150px-Yemenite_kippah.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Yemenite_kippah.jpg/200px-Yemenite_kippah.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2280" data-file-height="1731" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yemenite_Jews" title="Yemenite Jews">Yemenite</a> </td> <td>Typically stiff, black velvet with a 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) embroidered strip around the edge having a multi-colored geometric, floral, or <a href="/wiki/Paisley_(design)" title="Paisley (design)">paisley</a> pattern. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coverings_in_ancient_Israelite_culture">Head coverings in ancient Israelite culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kippah&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Head coverings in ancient Israelite culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Israelites might have worn a headdress similar to that worn by the <a href="/wiki/Bedouins" class="mw-redirect" title="Bedouins">Bedouins</a>, but it is unknown whether a fixed type of headdress was used. That the headdress of the Israelites might have been in the <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">fellah</i></span> style may be inferred from the use of the noun <span title="Biblical Hebrew-language text"><span lang="hbo" dir="rtl">צַנִיף</span></span>, <span title="Biblical Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="hbo-Latn">tzanif</i></span> (the verb <span title="Biblical Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="hbo-Latn">tzanaf</i></span> meaning "to roll like a ball", Isaiah 22:18) and by the verb <span title="Biblical Hebrew-language text"><span lang="hbo" dir="rtl">חַבָּש</span></span>, <span title="Biblical Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="hbo-Latn">habash</i></span> ("to wind", compare Ezekiel 16:10; Jonah 2:6). As to the form of such turbans, nothing is known, and they may have varied according to the different classes of society. This was customary with the Assyrians and Babylonians, for example, whose fashions likely influenced the costume of the Israelites—particularly during and after the <a href="/wiki/Babylonian_captivity" title="Babylonian captivity">Babylonian Exile</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Yemen, the wrap around the cap was called <span title="Biblical Hebrew-language text"><span lang="hbo" dir="rtl">מַצַר</span></span>, <span title="Biblical Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="hbo-Latn">matzar</i></span>; the head covering worn by women was a <span title="Biblical Hebrew-language text"><span lang="hbo" dir="rtl">גַּרגוּש</span></span>, <span title="Biblical Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="hbo-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Gargush" title="Gargush">gargush</a></i></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Civil_legal_issues">Civil legal issues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kippah&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Civil legal issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Beirut_kippa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Beirut_kippa.jpg/220px-Beirut_kippa.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="291" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Beirut_kippa.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="324" data-file-height="428" /></a><figcaption>Kippah improvised from a piece of military uniform</figcaption></figure> <p>In <i><a href="/wiki/Goldman_v._Weinberger" title="Goldman v. Weinberger">Goldman v. Weinberger</a></i>, 475 U.S. 503 (1986), the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Supreme Court">United States Supreme Court</a> ruled in a 5–4 decision that active military members were required to remove the <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> indoors, citing uniform regulations that state only armed security police may keep their heads covered while indoors.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Congress passed the Religious Apparel Amendment after a war story from the <a href="/wiki/1983_Beirut_barracks_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="1983 Beirut barracks bombing">1983 Beirut barracks bombing</a> about the "camouflage <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span>" of Jewish Navy Chaplain <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Resnicoff" title="Arnold Resnicoff">Arnold Resnicoff</a> was read into the <i>Congressional Record</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Catholic Chaplain George Pucciarelli tore off a piece of his <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a> uniform to replace Resnicoff's <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> when it had become blood-soaked after being used to wipe the faces of wounded Marines after the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This amendment was eventually incorporated into U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) regulations on the "Accommodation of Religious Practices Within the Military Services".<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This story of the "camouflage <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span>" was re-told at many levels,<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including a keynote speech by President <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> to the Baptist Fundamentalism Annual Convention in 1984,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and another time during a <a href="/wiki/White_House" title="White House">White House</a> meeting between Reagan and the American Friends of Lubavitch.<sup id="cite_ref-top_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-top-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After recounting the Beirut story, Reagan asked them about the religious meaning of the <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-top_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-top-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rabbi <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Shemtov" title="Abraham Shemtov">Abraham Shemtov</a>, the leader of the group, responded: "Mr. President, the <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> to us is a sign of reverence." Rabbi Feller, another member of the group, continued: "We place the <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> on the very highest point of our being—on our head, the vessel of our intellect—to tell ourselves and the world that there is something which is above man's intellect: the infinite Wisdom of God."<sup id="cite_ref-top_52-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-top-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Passage of the Religious Apparel Amendment and the subsequent DOD regulations were followed in 1997 by the passing of the <a href="/wiki/Religious_Freedom_Restoration_Act" title="Religious Freedom Restoration Act">Religious Freedom Restoration Act</a> (RFRA). However, the Supreme Court struck down RFRA as beyond Congress' powers to bind the states in the 1997 case <i><a href="/wiki/City_of_Boerne_v._Flores" title="City of Boerne v. Flores">City of Boerne v. Flores</a></i>. RFRA is constitutional as applied to the Federal government, as seen in <i><a href="/wiki/Gonzales_v._O_Centro_Espirita_Beneficente_Uniao_do_Vegetal" class="mw-redirect" title="Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal">Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal</a></i>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Religious_Land_Use_and_Institutionalized_Persons_Act" title="Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act">Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act</a> of 2000 (RLUIPA), 114 Stat. 804, 42 U. S. C. §2000cc-1(a)(1)-(2), upheld as constitutional in <i><a href="/wiki/Cutter_v._Wilkinson" title="Cutter v. Wilkinson">Cutter v. Wilkinson</a></i>, 44 U.S. 709 (2005), requires by inference that Orthodox Jewish prisoners be reasonably accommodated in their request to wear <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippot</i></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The French government <a href="/wiki/French_law_on_secularity_and_conspicuous_religious_symbols_in_schools" title="French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools">banned the wearing</a> of <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippot</i></span>, <a href="/wiki/Hijab" title="Hijab">hijabs</a>, and large <a href="/wiki/Christian_cross" title="Christian cross">crosses</a> in public primary and secondary schools in France in March 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The government of <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a>, Canada passed "An Act respecting the laicity of the State" in June 2019, which prohibits the wearing of "religious symbols" by government employees including teachers, police officers, judges, prosecutors, and members of certain commissions.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wearing_by_non-Jews">Wearing by non-Jews</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kippah&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Wearing by non-Jews"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lea_Rabin-Clinton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Lea_Rabin-Clinton.jpg/220px-Lea_Rabin-Clinton.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Lea_Rabin-Clinton.jpg/330px-Lea_Rabin-Clinton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Lea_Rabin-Clinton.jpg/440px-Lea_Rabin-Clinton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="386" /></a><figcaption>U.S. President <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> wearing a <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> to visit the grave of <a href="/wiki/Yitzhak_Rabin" title="Yitzhak Rabin">Yitzhak Rabin</a> on <a href="/wiki/Mount_Herzl" title="Mount Herzl">Mount Herzl</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Though it is not required, when a non-Jew wears a <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> in a synagogue, it is considered a sign of respect.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">Kippot</i></span> are often provided to guests at a <a href="/wiki/Bar_or_Bat_Mitzvah" class="mw-redirect" title="Bar or Bat Mitzvah">Bar or Bat Mitzvah</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are also often provided at <a href="/wiki/Bereavement_in_Judaism" title="Bereavement in Judaism">bereavement</a> events and at <a href="/wiki/Jewish_cemetery" title="Jewish cemetery">Jewish cemeteries</a>. According to the Conservative <a href="/wiki/Committee_on_Jewish_Law_and_Standards" title="Committee on Jewish Law and Standards">Committee on Jewish Law and Standards</a>, there is no <a href="/wiki/Halakhic" class="mw-redirect" title="Halakhic">halakhic</a> reason to require a non-Jew to cover their head, but it is recommended that non-Jews be asked to wear a <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> where ritual or worship is being conducted, both out of respect for the Jewish congregation and as a gesture of respect to include the non-Jewish guest.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">Kippot</i></span> were adopted as a symbol by some of the non-Jewish African American marchers in the 1965 <a href="/wiki/Selma_to_Montgomery_marches" title="Selma to Montgomery marches">Selma to Montgomery marches</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> most prominently by <a href="/wiki/James_Bevel" title="James Bevel">James Bevel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kippah&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kufi" title="Kufi">Kufi</a>, a similar cap culturally worn by Muslim and African men</li> <li><span title="Arabic-language romanization"><i lang="ar-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Taqiyah_(cap)" title="Taqiyah (cap)">Taqiyah</a></i></span>, a similar skullcap culturally worn by Muslim men</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Head_covering_for_Jewish_women" title="Head covering for Jewish women">Head covering for Jewish women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zucchetto" title="Zucchetto">Zucchetto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Philippi_Collection" class="mw-redirect" title="The Philippi Collection">The Philippi Collection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zachary_Wohlman" title="Zachary Wohlman">Kid Yamaka</a>, Jewish American boxer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knit_cap" title="Knit cap">Knit cap</a></li> <li><span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Srugim" title="Srugim">Srugim</a></i></span>, an Israeli television show named after the knit <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kippah</i></span> worn by Religious Zionists</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kippah&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Pronunciation: <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/iː/: 'ee' in 'fleece'">iː</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'p' in 'pie'">p</span><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span></span>/</a></span></span>; <a href="/wiki/Hebrew_language" title="Hebrew language">Hebrew</a>: <span lang="he" dir="rtl">כִּיפָּה</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Hebrew" title="Romanization of Hebrew">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kīppā</i></span>, plural <span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he" dir="rtl">כִּיפּוֹת</span></span> <span title="Hebrew-language romanization"><i lang="he-Latn">kīppōt</i></span>), also called <i>yarmulke</i> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/j/: 'y' in 'yes'">j</span><span title="/ɑːr/: 'ar' in 'far'">ɑːr</span><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span><span title="/əl/: 'le' in 'bottle'">əl</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span></span>/</a></span> <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/2\/2f\/En-us-yarmulke.ogg\/En-us-yarmulke.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"En-us-yarmulke.ogg"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2f/En-us-yarmulke.ogg/En-us-yarmulke.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:En-us-yarmulke.ogg" title="File:En-us-yarmulke.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span></span>, <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">also <a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">US</a>: </span><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/j/: 'y' in 'yes'">j</span><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span></span>/</a></span></span>;<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Yiddish_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Yiddish language">Yiddish</a>: <span lang="yi" dir="rtl">יאַרמלקע</span>, <span title="Yiddish-language romanization"><i lang="yi-Latn">yarmlke</i></span> or <span title="Yiddish-language text"><span lang="yi" dir="rtl">יאַרמולקע</span></span>, <span title="Yiddish-language romanization"><i lang="yi-Latn">yarmulke</i></span>; <a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Jarmulke</i>; <a href="/wiki/Polish_language" title="Polish language">Polish</a>: <i lang="pl">Jarmułka</i> or <i>koppel</i> (<a href="/wiki/Yiddish_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Yiddish language">Yiddish</a>: <span lang="yi" dir="rtl">קאפל</span> <span title="Yiddish-language romanization"><i lang="yi-Latn">kapl</i></span>)</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kippah&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yarmulke">"yarmulke"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Merriam-Webster" title="Merriam-Webster">Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary</a></i>. 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class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Formal_wear" title="Formal wear">Formal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cartwheel_hat" title="Cartwheel hat">Cartwheel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloche_hat" title="Cloche hat">Cloche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cocktail_hat" title="Cocktail hat">Cocktail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doll_hat" title="Doll hat">Doll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Draped_turban" title="Draped turban">Draped turban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eug%C3%A9nie_hat" title="Eugénie hat">Eugénie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fascinator" title="Fascinator">Fascinator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Half_hat" title="Half hat">Half</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halo_hat" title="Halo hat">Halo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juliet_cap" title="Juliet cap">Juliet</a></li> <li><a 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Western_Christianity" title="Western Christianity">Western</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Biretta" title="Biretta">Biretta</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_cap" title="Canterbury cap">Canterbury</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camauro" title="Camauro">Camauro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capirote" title="Capirote">Capirote</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cappello_romano" title="Cappello romano">Cappello romano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capuchon" title="Capuchon">Capuchon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christening_cap" title="Christening cap">Christening cap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galero" title="Galero">Galero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Head_covering_for_Christian_women" title="Head covering for Christian women">Head covering for Christian women</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Easter_bonnet" 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href="/wiki/Boss_of_the_Plains" title="Boss of the Plains">Boss of the Plains</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fruit_hat" title="Fruit hat">Fruit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knit_cap" title="Knit cap">Knit</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Monmouth_cap" title="Monmouth cap">Monmouth</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_hat" title="Party hat">Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shower_cap" title="Shower cap">Shower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tin_foil_hat" title="Tin foil hat">Tin foil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umbrella_hat" title="Umbrella hat">Umbrella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whoopee_cap" title="Whoopee cap">Whoopee</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cricket_cap" title="Cricket cap">Cricket</a> <ul><li><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/Stormy_Kromer_cap" title="Stormy Kromer cap">Stormy Kromer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swim_cap" title="Swim cap">Swimming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_polo_cap" title="Water polo cap">Water polo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Western_fashion" title="History of Western fashion">Historical</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Attifet" title="Attifet">Attifet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apex_(headdress)" title="Apex (headdress)">Apex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaver_hat" title="Beaver hat">Beaver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berg%C3%A8re_hat" title="Bergère hat">Bergère</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boudoir_cap" title="Boudoir cap">Boudoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyar_hat" title="Boyar hat">Boyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bycocket" title="Bycocket">Bycocket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capotain" title="Capotain">Capotain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavalier_hat" title="Cavalier hat">Cavalier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coal_scuttle_bonnet" title="Coal scuttle bonnet">Coal scuttle bonnet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coif" title="Coif">Coif</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolly_Varden_(costume)" title="Dolly Varden (costume)">Dolly Varden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunce_cap" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunce cap">Dunce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fontange" title="Fontange">Fontange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_hood" title="French hood">French hood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phrygian_cap" title="Phrygian cap">Phrygian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hennin" title="Hennin">Hennin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kausia" title="Kausia">Kausia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kokoshnik" title="Kokoshnik">Kokoshnik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miner%27s_cap" title="Miner's cap">Miner's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mobcap" title="Mobcap">Mob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modius_(headdress)" title="Modius (headdress)">Modius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pamela_hat" title="Pamela hat">Pamela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petasos" title="Petasos">Petasos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pileus_(hat)" title="Pileus (hat)">Pileus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poke_bonnet" title="Poke bonnet">Poke bonnet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baby_bumper_headguard_cap" title="Baby bumper headguard cap">Pudding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toque" title="Toque">Toque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Witch_hat" title="Witch hat">Witch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gediminas%27_Cap" title="Gediminas' Cap">Gediminas' Cap</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Folk_costume" title="Folk costume">Folk</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arakhchin" title="Arakhchin">Arakhchin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asian_conical_hat" title="Asian conical hat">Asian conical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aso_Oke_hat" class="mw-redirect" title="Aso Oke hat">Aso Oke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_military_fur_wedge_cap" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian military fur wedge cap">Astrakhan (hat)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayam_(cap)" title="Ayam (cap)">Ayam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balmoral_bonnet" title="Balmoral bonnet">Balmoral bonnet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell-boy_hat" title="Bell-boy hat">Bell-boy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beonggeoji" title="Beonggeoji">Beonggeoji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhadgaunle_Topi" title="Bhadgaunle Topi">Bhadgaunle Topi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birke_topi" title="Birke topi">Birke topi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blangkon" title="Blangkon">Blangkon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_bonnet_(hat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Blue bonnet (hat)">Blue bonnet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapan" title="Chapan">Chapan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chullo" title="Chullo">Chullo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coloured_hat" title="Coloured hat">Coloured</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coonskin_cap" title="Coonskin cap">Coonskin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cork_hat" title="Cork hat">Cork</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_topi" title="Dhaka topi">Dhaka topi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doppa" title="Doppa">Doppa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_cap" title="Dutch cap">Dutch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_dome" title="Energy dome">Energy dome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fez_(hat)" title="Fez (hat)">Fez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_Winds_hat" title="Four Winds hat">Four Winds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fujin_(headgear)" title="Fujin (headgear)">Fujin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fulani_hat" title="Fulani hat">Fulani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Futou" title="Futou">Futou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gandhi_cap" title="Gandhi cap">Gandhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gat_(hat)" title="Gat (hat)">Gat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glengarry" title="Glengarry">Glengarry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icelandic_tail-cap" title="Icelandic tail-cap">Icelandic tail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaapi" title="Jaapi">Jaapi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeongjagwan" title="Jeongjagwan">Jeongjagwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jobawi" title="Jobawi">Jobawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalpak" title="Kalpak">Kalpak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karakul_(hat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Karakul (hat)">Karakul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasa_(hat)" title="Kasa (hat)">Kasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kashket" title="Kashket">Kashket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keffiyeh" title="Keffiyeh">Keffiyeh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kofia_(hat)" title="Kofia (hat)">Kofia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kufi" title="Kufi">Kufi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuma_(cap)" title="Kuma (cap)">Kuma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labbadeh" title="Labbadeh">Labbadeh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lika_cap" title="Lika cap">Lika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malahai" title="Malahai">Malahai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montenegrin_cap" title="Montenegrin cap">Montenegrin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montera_picona" title="Montera picona">Montera picona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mooskappe" title="Mooskappe">Mooskappe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nambawi" title="Nambawi">Nambawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N%C3%B3n_quai_thao" class="mw-redirect" title="Nón quai thao">Nón quai thao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ochipok" title="Ochipok">Ochipok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paag" title="Paag">Paag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pahlavi_hat" title="Pahlavi hat">Pahlavi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakol" title="Pakol">Pakol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papakha" title="Papakha">Papakha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pashteen_hat" title="Pashteen hat">Pashteen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pungcha" title="Pungcha">Pungcha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qeleshe" title="Qeleshe">Qeleshe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qing_official_headwear" title="Qing official headwear">Qing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rastacap" title="Rastacap">Rastacap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%A0ajka%C4%8Da" title="Šajkača">Šajkača</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salako" title="Salako">Salako</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salakot" title="Salakot">Salakot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senufo_bird" title="Senufo bird">Senufo bird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyade" title="Shyade">Shyade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%A0ibenik_cap" title="Šibenik cap">Šibenik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sindhi_cap" title="Sindhi cap">Sindhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sombrero" title="Sombrero">Sombrero</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sombrero_cala%C3%B1%C3%A9s" title="Sombrero calañés">sombrero calañés</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cordovan_hat" title="Cordovan hat">sombrero cordobés</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sombrero_de_catite" title="Sombrero de catite">sombrero de catite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sombrero_vueltiao" title="Sombrero vueltiao">sombrero vueltiao</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Song_official_headwear" class="mw-redirect" title="Song official headwear">Song</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Songkok" title="Songkok">Songkok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stormy_Kromer_cap" title="Stormy Kromer cap">Stormy Kromer cap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Straw_hat" title="Straw hat">Straw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%A0ubara" title="Šubara">Šubara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sun_hat" title="Sun hat">Sun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tam_o%27_shanter_(cap)" title="Tam o' shanter (cap)">Tam o' shanter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tang_official_headwear" title="Tang official headwear">Tang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanggeon" title="Tanggeon">Tanggeon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tantour" title="Tantour">Tantour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taqiyah_(cap)" title="Taqiyah (cap)">Taqiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tembel_hat" title="Tembel hat">Tembel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokin_(headwear)" title="Tokin (headwear)">Tokin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Topor_(headgear)" title="Topor (headgear)">Topor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsunokakushi" title="Tsunokakushi">Tsunokakushi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tubeteika" title="Tubeteika">Tubeteika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuque" class="mw-redirect" title="Tuque">Tuque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyrolean_hat" title="Tyrolean hat">Tyrolean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upe" title="Upe">Upe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ushanka" title="Ushanka">Ushanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_hat" title="Welsh hat">Welsh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yanggwan" title="Yanggwan">Yanggwan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wrapped<br />headwear</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apostolnik" title="Apostolnik">Apostolnik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bashlyk" title="Bashlyk">Bashlyk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birrus" title="Birrus">Birrus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonnet_(headgear)" title="Bonnet (headgear)">Bonnet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boshiya" title="Boshiya">Boshiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burqa" title="Burqa">Burqa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caul_(headgear)" title="Caul (headgear)">Caul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chador" title="Chador">Chador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaperon_(headgear)" title="Chaperon (headgear)">Chaperon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornette" title="Cornette">Cornette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dastar" title="Dastar">Dastar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Do-rag" class="mw-redirect" title="Do-rag">Do-rag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dumalla" title="Dumalla">Dumalla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hejazi_turban" title="Hejazi turban">Emamah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G%C4%A7onnella" title="Għonnella">Għonnella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gook_(headgear)" title="Gook (headgear)">Gook</a></li> <li><a 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