Kippah

A kippah (pl. kippot), yarmulke, or koppel is a brimless Jewish skullcap, usually made of cloth, traditionally worn by Jewish men and sometimes women to fulfill the customary requirement that the head should be covered. It is the most common type of head-covering worn by men in Jewish communities during prayers and by most Orthodox Jewish men at most other times. Among non-Orthodox Jewish individuals, some wear them at most times, while most wear them only during prayer, while attending a synagogue, or at other ceremonies, and others wear them rarely or never.

Tables

· Types and variation

Image	Type	Movement
	Crocheted	Religious Zionism, Modern Orthodox, Conservative Judaism, Reform Judaism
	Suede	Modern Orthodox, Conservative Judaism, Reform Judaism
	Terylene	Yeshivish, Hasidic, Haredi, Lubavitch – Popular among Rabbis teaching in yeshivas and seminaries
	Black velvet	Yeshivish, Hasidic, Haredi
	Satin	Conservative Judaism, Reform Judaism; In Israel: Hilonim and Masortim during major Jewish traditions
	White crocheted	Many Jerusalemites wear a full-head-sized, white crocheted kippah, sometimes with a knit pom-pom or tassel on top. The Na Nach subgroup of the Breslov Hasidim, followers of Rabbi Yisroel Ber Odesser, wear it with the Na Nach Nachma Nachman Meuman phrase crocheted in or embroidered on it.
	Bukharan	Popular with children, and also worn by some Sephardi Jews, as well as liberal-leaning and Reform Jews.
	Yemenite	Typically stiff, black velvet with a 1–2 cm (0 –0 in) embroidered strip around the edge having a multi-colored geometric, floral, or paisley pattern.

References

Pronunciation: /kiːˈpɑː/; Hebrew: כִּיפָּה, romanized: kīppā, plural כִּיפּוֹת kīppōt), also called yarmulke (/ˈjɑːrməlk
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https://web.archive.org/web/20181219122350/http://www.jewish-languages.org/jewish-english-lexicon/words/1534
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https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0228.htm#39
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https://www.sefaria.org/Berakhot.60b.5
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https://www.sefaria.org/Kiddushin.29b.16
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