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A kippah [lower-alpha 1] (plural: kippot), yarmulke, yamaka, [3] bullcap, or koppel is a brimless cap, usually made of cloth, traditionally worn by Jewish males to fulfill the customary requirement that the head be covered. It is worn by all men in Orthodox Jewish communities during prayers and by most Orthodox Jewish men at all other times. Among non-Orthodox Jewish communities, some who wear them do so at all times, while others wear them only during prayer, while attending a synagogue, or in other ceremonies.

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Etymology

The term kippah (Hebrew : כיפה) literally means "dome" as the kippah is worn on the head like a dome.

The Yiddish term yarmlke (Yiddish : יאַרמלקע) might be derived from the Polish jarmułka or the Ukrainian yarmulka and perhaps ultimately from the Medieval Latin almutia ("cowl" or "hood"). [4] [5] It may also be of Turkic origin (akin to yağmurluk, meaning "rainwear"). The word is often associated with the phrase ירא מלכא (yire malka), formed from the Aramaic word for 'king' and the Hebrew root ירא , meaning 'fear'. [6] [7] Keppel or koppel is another Yiddish term for the same thing. [8]

Jewish law

Halachic authorities debate as to whether wearing a kippah at all times is required. [9] According to Maimonides, Jewish law dictates that a man is required to cover his head during prayer. [10]

In non-Orthodox communities, some women also wear kippot, and people have different customs about when to wear a kippahwhen eating, praying, studying Jewish texts, or entering a sacred space such as a synagogue or cemetery. The Reform movement has historically been opposed to wearing kippot, but wearing a kippah during Torah study and/or prayer has become common and accepted among Reform men and women. [11] [12]

According to several authorities, however, the practice has since taken on the force of law because it is an expression of yir'at Shamayim ("reverence for Heaven"; i.e., respect for God). [13] The 17th-century authority David HaLevi Segal holds that the reason is to enforce the Halachic rule to avoid practices unique to non-Jews. 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 kippah is required by Halacha. [9]

Other Halachic authorities, like the Sephardi posek Chaim Yosef David Azulai, hold that wearing a head covering is a midat hasidut—an additional measure of piety. [9] In a recent responsum , former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel Ovadia Yosef ruled that it should be worn to show affiliation with the religiously observant community. [14]

Green kippah found in a Jewish home in Oswiecim in Poland. Collection of the Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oswiecim Zielona kipa z domu Szymona Klugera w Oswiecimiu, MZ-334-O 01.jpg
Green kippah found in a Jewish home in Oświęcim in Poland. Collection of the Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oświęcim

The Talmud states, "Cover your head in order that the fear of heaven may be upon you." [15] Rabbi Hunah ben Joshua never walked four cubits (6.6 feet (2.0 m)) with his head uncovered, saying "because the Divine Presence is always over my head." [16] This was understood by Rabbi Yosef Karo in the Shulchan Arukh as indicating that Jewish men should cover their heads and should not walk more than four cubits bareheaded. [17] Covering one's head, such as by wearing a kippah, is described as "honoring God". [18] The Mishnah Berurah modifies this ruling by adding that the Achronim established a requirement to wear a head covering even when traversing fewer than four cubits, [19] and even when one is standing still, indoors and outside. [20] Kitzur Shulchan Aruch cites a story from the Talmud (tractate Shabbat 156b) about Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak, 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. [21] In Orthodox communities, boys are encouraged to wear a kippah from a young age in order to ingrain the habit. [22]

IDF soldier Lt. Asael Lubotzky prays with kippah and tefillin (box of scrolls) IDF soldier kippah put on tefillin-small.jpg
IDF soldier Lt. Asael Lubotzky prays with kippah and tefillin (box of scrolls)

The argument for the kippah has two sides. The Vilna Gaon said one can make a berakhah without a kippah, since wearing a kippah is only a midos chassidus ("exemplary attribute"). In the 21st century, there has been an effort to suppress earlier sources that practiced this leniency, including erasing lenient responsa from newly published books. [23] Or Zarua (13th century) wrote that "our rabbis in France" customarily made blessings while bareheaded, but he criticized this practice. [24]

According to 20th-century Rabbi Isaac Klein, 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. [25] In the mid-19th century, Reformers led by Isaac Wise completely rejected the kippah after an altercation in which Rabbi Wise's kippah was knocked off his head. [26] Nowadays, almost all Conservative synagogues require men to wear a head covering (usually a kippah), but in Reform synagogues there is no requirement. [27] However, kippot may be provided to anybody who wishes to wear them.

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. [28]  

Types and variation

Rabbinical chaplain Sarah Schechter with fellow U.S. Airmen wearing camouflage kippot Air Force Jewish Chaplain (Capt.) Sarah Schechter - Iraq.jpg
Rabbinical chaplain Sarah Schechter with fellow U.S. Airmen wearing camouflage kippot

In the Middle Ages in Europe, the distinctive Jewish headgear was the Jewish hat, 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.[ citation needed ] 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 kippot.

Often, the color and fabric of the kippah can be a sign of adherence to a specific religious movement, particularly in Israel. Knitted or crocheted kippot, known as kippot serugot, are usually worn by Religious Zionists and Modern Orthodox Jews. [29] They also wear suede or leather kippot. Knitted kippot were first made in the late 1940s, and became popular after being worn by Rabbi Moshe-Zvi Neria. [30] Members of most Haredi groups wear black velvet or cloth kippot.

More recently, kippot 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 football. In the United States, children's kippot featuring cartoon characters or themes such as Star Wars have become popular; in response to this trend, some Jewish schools have banned kippot with characters that do not conform to traditional Jewish values. [31] Kippot have been inscribed on the inside as a souvenir for a celebration (bar/bat mitzvah or wedding). Kippot for women are also being made and worn. [32] [33] [34] These are sometimes made of beaded wire to seem more feminine. [35] A special baby kippah has two strings on each side to fasten it and is often used in a brit milah ceremony. [36]

ImageTypeMovement
Kippa.jpg Crocheted Religious Zionism, Modern Orthodox, Conservative Judaism, Reform Judaism
Kippa judentum.JPG Suede Modern Orthodox, [33] Conservative Judaism, [37] Reform Judaism [37]
Terylene [38] Yeshivish, Hasidic, Haredi, Lubavitch – Popular among Rabbis teaching in yeshivas and seminaries
Black Kippah.jpg Black velvet Yeshivish, Hasidic, Haredi [39]
Casamento judeu1.jpg Satin
  • Conservative Judaism, Reform Judaism;
  • In Israel: Hilonim and Masortim during major Jewish traditions
Na-nach-nachma-yarmulke.jpg White crochetedMany Jerusalemites wear a full-head-sized, white crocheted kippah, sometimes with a knit pom-pom or tassel on top. The Na Nach subgroup of the Breslov Hasidim, followers of the late Rabbi Yisroel Ber Odesser, wear it with the Na Nach Nachma Nachman Meuman phrase crocheted in or embroidered on it. [40]
Bukharan kippah.jpg Bukharan [41] Popular with children, [32] [41] and also worn by some Sephardi Jews, as well as liberal-leaning and Reform Jews. [42]
Yemenite kippah.jpg Yemenite 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 paisley pattern.

Head coverings in ancient Israelite culture

The Israelites might have worn a headdress similar to that worn by the Bedouins, but it is unknown whether a fixed type of headdress was used. That the headdress of the Israelites might have been in the fellah style may be inferred from the use of the noun צַנִיף, tzanif (the verb tzanaf meaning "to roll like a ball", Isaiah 22:18) and by the verb חַבָּש, habash ("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 Babylonian Exile. [43] In Yemen, the wrap around the cap was called מַצַר, matzar; the head covering worn by women was a גַּרגוּש, gargush . [44]

In Goldman v. Weinberger , 475 U.S. 503 (1986), the United States Supreme Court ruled in a 5–4 decision that active military members were required to remove the kippah indoors, citing uniform regulations that state only armed security police may keep their heads covered while indoors. [45]

Congress passed the Religious Apparel Amendment after a war story from the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing about the "camouflage kippah" of Jewish Navy Chaplain Arnold Resnicoff was read into the Congressional Record. [46] Catholic Chaplain George Pucciarelli tore off a piece of his Marine Corps uniform to replace Resnicoff's kippah when it had become blood-soaked after being used to wipe the faces of wounded Marines after the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing. [47] This amendment was eventually incorporated into U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) regulations on the "Accommodation of Religious Practices Within the Military Services". [48]

This story of the "camouflage kippah" was re-told at many levels, [49] including a keynote speech by President Ronald Reagan to the Baptist Fundamentalism Annual Convention in 1984, [50] and another time during a White House meeting between Reagan and the American Friends of Lubavitch. [51] After recounting the Beirut story, Reagan asked them about the religious meaning of the kippah. [51] Rabbi Abraham Shemtov, the leader of the group, responded: "Mr. President, the kippah to us is a sign of reverence." Rabbi Feller, another member of the group, continued: "We place the kippah 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." [51]

Passage of the Religious Apparel Amendment and the subsequent DOD regulations were followed in 1997 by the passing of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). However, the Supreme Court struck down RFRA as beyond Congress' powers to bind the states in the 1997 case City of Boerne v. Flores . RFRA is constitutional as applied to the Federal government, as seen in Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal .

The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), 114 Stat. 804, 42 U. S. C. §2000cc-1(a)(1)-(2), upheld as constitutional in Cutter v. Wilkinson , 44 U.S. 709 (2005), requires by inference that Orthodox Jewish prisoners be reasonably accommodated in their request to wear kippot. [52]

The French government banned the wearing of kippot, hijabs, and large crosses in public primary and secondary schools in France in March 2004. [53]

The government of Quebec, 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. [54]

Wearing by non-Jews

U.S. President Bill Clinton wearing a kippah to visit the grave of Yitzhak Rabin on Mount Herzl Lea Rabin-Clinton.jpg
U.S. President Bill Clinton wearing a kippah to visit the grave of Yitzhak Rabin on Mount Herzl

Though it is not required, when a non-Jew wears a kippah in a synagogue, it is considered a sign of respect. [55] Kippot are often provided to guests at a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. [56] They are also often provided at bereavement events and at Jewish cemeteries. According to the Conservative Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, there is no halakhic reason to require a non-Jew to cover their head, but it is recommended that non-Jews be asked to wear a kippah where ritual or worship is being conducted, both out of respect for the Jewish congregation and as a gesture of respect including the non-Jewish guest. [57]

Kippot were adopted as a symbol by some of the non-Jewish African American marchers in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, [58] most prominently by James Bevel. [59]

See also

Notes

  1. Pronunciation: /kˈpɑː/ ; Hebrew: כִּיפָּה, romanized: kīppā, plural כִּיפּוֹתkīppōt), also called yarmulke ( /ˈjɑːrməlkə/ , also US: /ˈjɑːməkə/ ; [1] [2] Yiddish: יאַרמלקע, yarmlke or יאַרמולקע, yarmulke; German: Jarmulke; Polish: Jarmułka or koppel (Yiddish: קאפלkapl)

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