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A tiny cloth dome that fits an entire ancient covenant on your head.
means A small, often round skullcap traditionally worn by Jewish men, especially during prayer and other religious observances, as a sign of reverence before God.
from The word comes to English through Yiddish 'yarmlke,' which is borrowed from Polish 'jarmułka' (a cap) — itself likely from Turkish 'yağmurluk,' a rainhood or raincloak. A beloved folk etymology cracks it open as the Aramaic 'yare malka,' 'fear of the King,' a pious reading of the cap as awe before God — charming, but almost certainly read backward into the word rather than the true source.
- name origin
- Likely from Aramaic for fear of the king
- also called
- Kippah, Hebrew for dome or covering
- the point
- Reminds wearer something greater sits above them
- clip culture
- Bobby pins wage eternal war against gravity
- no command
- Torah never explicitly requires it, tradition does
orthodox jewish men — worn daily by millions of observant jewish men as a religious head covering
bar mitzvah ceremony — traditionally worn by the boy being celebrated and male guests at this jewish coming-of-age ritual
western wall jerusalem — visitors and worshippers cover their heads with yarmulkes at this holy site in israel