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Traditions
The kippah is traditionally worn by Jewish men. Many
traditionally observant Jewish women who have been
married (including widows and divorcees) cover their
heads more completely with scarves, hats, or wigs, but
for a totally different reason. The tradition for
women comes from a different source from that of men
and originates from the laws dealing with the sotah
(suspected adulteress; see Numbers 5), implying that a
Jewish married woman should cover her hair under
normal circumstances. Today, some Reform and
Conservative women wear a kippah. Some Jews wear
kippot only while praying, eating, reciting a
blessing, or studying Jewish religious texts.
In modern contexts, it is also common for
non-religious Jews or even non-Jews to wear a simple
Kippah, or to cover their heads as a sign of respect,
when present at Jewish religious services or at Jewish
sites, such as Yad Vashem and the Western Wall. Male
Jews and non-Jews alike are asked to don a skullcap in
the vicinity of the Western Wall, and returnable
skullcaps are provided for this use.
Any form of head covering is acceptable according to
halakha (Jewish law). There are no hard and fast rules
on the subject, although the compact, lightweight
nature of a kippah, along with the fact that hats for
men have fallen out of fashion in the West over last
few decades, may have contributed to its popularity.
Kippot have become identified as a symbol of Judaism
over the last century. Haredi men, who mostly wear
large black cloth or velvet kippot, often wear fedoras
with their kippot underneath. In the Hasidic
community, this double head-covering has Kabbalistic
meaning.
Codification in Jewish law <-- Traditions
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