Talk:Kippah

Muslims and Kippah

"Some Muslims wear a kippah equivalent called a topi." - This statement is misleading, Majority if not all muslims wear Kippah or Topi before prayers. - alif

Offensive?

Is anyone else besides me offended by the fact that people might actually be searching for the term "Jew Hat"? To me, it would be like searching for "Christ dude on a plus sign" and coming up with the page for a crucifix.

lmao Aygo (talk) 05:46, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Most non-Jewish people don’t know what it’s called. “Jew Hat” may be the only thing some folks can think to search for. Patronsaintofweird (talk) 23:11, 17 October 2019 (UTC)

Seder photograph

I can't find any other comments on this, so.... Could someone perhaps find a more neutral photograph than the one of the kids wearing kippot at a seder? The left-hand boy looks like he's about to burst into tears, the middle one is smiling awkwardly (reluctantly?), and the right-hand one is scowling aggressively at the camera. The overall impression is that they've been forced to put the things on just for the picture and can't wait to tear them off again once the whole performance is over!213.127.210.95 (talk) 13:52, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

I think the boys are adorable and I can't see interpreting any adversity into this towards what they are wearing. The nearest boy seems to be squinting because of the camera's flash or doesn't want his phtoto taken due to his complexion (which is not as bad as he may think it is). Fine photo, even so. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 16:56, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

can one please add this? Kippah in Germany isn't a good idea.

For my own safety I don't wear the Kippah outside the Synagogue. It so happen that more Muslims live in the close proximity where I live due to the immigration wave.

reference: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-jews-advised-against-wearing-kippah-a-1020890.html reference: http://www.dw.com/en/german-jewish-leader-dont-wear-kippa-in-muslim-areas/a-18283259 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Don Rosenberger (talk • contribs) 19:46, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

Yarmulke

Why is it so hard to even find the usual English term "yarmulke" in this article? From the way the intro is set up you would almost think that "yarmulke" was just some weird pronunciation of kippa.--Khajidha (talk) 23:32, 17 June 2017 (UTC)

Women wearing the Kippah

This news article Hate crime seems to indicate that two female Reform Jews in Manchester, UK, including an Associate Rabbi, are wearing the kippah on the street. Might be worth including in the article as it seems to differ from the men only references, unless it is really unusual. Jontel (talk) 16:56, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Yeah, that would be very unusual. Which is probably why the article mentions it. Debresser (talk) 00:03, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

It's not actually particularly unusual though? AJD (talk) 01:03, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

What part of "very unusual" wasn't clear to you? Debresser (talk) 09:34, 18 September 2019 (UTC)

All of it was clear; it just wasn't correct. Women wearing kippot may be, e.g., slightly unusual, but definitely not "very" unusual. AJD (talk) 14:05, 18 September 2019 (UTC)

I am afraid you are very wrong about this. Debresser (talk) 00:03, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

I think the article would greatly benefit from a section on women wearing kippot. I would be happy to draft a few lines and post here unless someone else wishes to do so instead. Cadbury333 (talk) 16:50, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Since women wear them the same way as men, such a section should probably be short. Debresser (talk) 19:43, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

It would be helpful to have a section on rabbinic views from the various denominations on whether it is acceptable for women to wear kippah. It seems that Orthodox Judaism does not allow it, because it is considered cross-dressing, but more liberal Jews may out of egalitarianism. —Enervation (talk) 08:56, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

I agree with Debresser that this would be short. You could put a similar section in trousers, which many Orthodox circles do not allow for women for the same reason.--Geshem Bracha (talk) 10:54, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

David L. Gold's article misunderstood

Appended to this sentence in the text "Another suggested etymology of yarmulke is the Latin word for an ecclesiastical hood worn in the medieval church" comes a footnote in which Another suggested etymology of yarmulke is the Latin word for an ecclesiastical hood worn in the medieval church" is a footnote in which David L. Gold's article in mentioned.

He merely mentioned Plaut's untenable Latin etymology. He did not quote it approvingly.

Indeed, speakers of Yidish are unlikely in the extreme to have had any contact with Latin and even more unlikely (if such is imaginable) to adopt the name of an article of clothing that plays a role in the Roman Catholic religion as a name of an article of clothing that plays a role in the Jewish religion.

The immediate source of the regional Eastern Yidish word is יאַרמלקע therefore likely to be one or more other Jewish languages(the Jewish Aramaic folk etymology mentioned in the text is untenable), presumably a Jewish correlated of a Turkic language. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:6FC0:100:1D5C:CE26:54F2:A122 (talk) 18:04, 20 October 202069.204.226.128 (talk) 19:47, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

So why would you say the article is misunderstood? After all, the article is a source for that opinion. Whether he supports that opinion is another matter. Debresser (talk) 20:01, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Missing history

There is mention of ancient head covering, and there is mention of the Jewish hat common in the European Middle Ages. But there is nothing about the history of the round flat kippa shape as used in the modern era. Surely this has been studied. Zero^talk 02:54, 17 July 2021 (UTC)

King David

King David was the 2nd king of Israel 64.188.186.41 (talk) 18:56, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

King David

King David was the 2nd king of Israel 64.188.186.41 (talk) 18:57, 4 June 2023 (UTC)