Kippot on all Heads

Thursday, March 16, 2006

Jewish wedding you go with kippot

The most recognized piece of Jewish garb is actually the one with the least religious significance. The word yarmulke (usually, but not really correctly, pronounced yammica) is Yiddish. According to Leo Rosten's The Joys of Yiddish, it comes from the word meaning skullcap. According to some Orthodox and Chasidic rabbis I know, it comes from the Aramaic words kippot (fear of or respect for The King). The Hebrew word for this head covering is kippah (pronounced key-pah).

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