If one wears a toupee that covers approximately what a normal kippa would cover, does he also need to wear a kippa?
Does it depend on whether or not people know it's a toupee and not just his normal hair?
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It sounds mamosh pashut that it counts either way, but no source.– Hacham GabrielCommented Apr 15, 2012 at 22:27
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@HachamGabriel: What do you mean by that?– wizlogCommented Apr 15, 2012 at 23:19
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See my answer here I think the same applies to this situation.– Baal Shemot TovotCommented Apr 16, 2012 at 0:38
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Duplicate of wearing a hat instead of a kipah– Baal Shemot TovotCommented Apr 16, 2012 at 0:38
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1@: If you think that's the answer, please post it as an answer.– wizlogCommented Apr 16, 2012 at 1:52
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Mishna B'rura (2:12) writes that there are those who say that a toupee-wearer must wear a kippa on top of it because of maris ayin, but there are others who say it's not necessary.
In other words: technically, it is a valid head-covering. But since we are worried that people will think that the toupee is his real hair and that he is not wearing a head covering, some say that he must wear an additional (clearly visible) head covering above it. [See also P'ri Megadim (EE 91:4).]
This would imply that if it is obvious that it is not his real hair (e.g. a clown wearing a rainbow wig), then an additional kippa is unnecessary. For practical issues, CYLOR.
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2Not if someone grew an Afro and then dyed it. Then it would look like a rainbow wig! Commented Apr 18, 2012 at 22:40
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1HaRav Yaakov Kaminetzky in Emet LeYaakov holds the same way. Commented Apr 20, 2012 at 18:54
A married woman need not add a Tichel over her Sheitl. Maaris Aiyen is probably not relevant because those that know the man know he has no hair & those that don't know him Maaris Aiyen doesn't apply. A bad hairpiece can cause a Chilul Hashem.
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The reason behind wearing a sheitel and the reason behind wearing a kippa are different enough I’m not sure you can generalize from one to the other.– DonielFCommented Mar 15, 2020 at 15:04
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Or rather: Just like a man should wear an additional head covering over his toupee to avoid maris ayin, so to must a woman wear an additional head covering over her sheitel for the same reason.– AdámCommented Mar 17, 2020 at 7:59