New answers tagged kippa-yarmulka
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In Yalkut Yosef (Even HaEzer 21:9), Yitzhak Yosef writes in the name of his father, Hakham Ovadia Yosef (translation my own):
פשט המנהג שבנות רווקות הולכות בגילוי ראש ברשות הרבים, שמעיקר ההלכה אשה שאינה נשואה אינה חייבת בכיסוי ראש. ורק בעת שמתפללות או מברכות ומזכירות שם שמים, תכסנה ראשן
The general custom is for single women to go in public with ...
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Let me break this question down. First, there is a minhag (custom) that men should cover their head as a sign of reverence to G-d. The custom was codified as halacha for men (Orech Chaim 91:3) which stated that it is forbidden to say G-d's name or to even walk into a Synagogue with your head uncovered. For me the practical aspects are (a) that the kippah ...
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I have been told in the name of the Chasam Sofer that the only reason we cover our hair is because not to copy the goyim. In church only men go bare headed that is why only men have to cover their hair. This would really only explain why they cover it in shul but not why men cover their hair in the street or at home.
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Yes there is discussion, and since this is Judaism we're talking about, there is of course disagreement.
The Kof-K has a document (PDF) regarding the wearing of the kippah, which footnotes numerous sources for the following sentence:
Wearing a yarmulka is not necessary when a person is
actually in the pool, shower, or mikvah
Footnotes:
Birchei ...
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No. The SA isn't the end all be all. The Biur HaGR"A (O.H. 8:6) even suggests that one can say berakhoth without a head covering. The idea that one cannot be an authentic representative of "true Torah Judaism" without a particular style of head-covering is absurd. This article is chock full of information on the topic of head-coverings.
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Many Yarmulkas are made from a top and bottom part which = 2 coverings. True Torah Judaism has absolutely nothing to do with the hat you wear.
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