Kippah Or Yarmulke: Its Tradition, Variety And Trade

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The word with which the article is going to deal is Kippah. Before starting the reader should be familiar with the term otherwise the discussion will go in vain. Kippah is Jewish word which means ‘fear of god or king’. This is a cap which the Jewish used to wear while praying. It is shaped like hemisphere and covers the apex of the head. These are generally worn by the Jewish male. According to their belief, covering head is a way of showing respect to the god. So this cap was originated for the religious purpose of the Jews. Many people ask what is Kippot? Kippot resembles kippah from the spelling structure which indicates that the two things are related to each other. Well, kippot is the plural from of kippah.


There are many varieties of kippot worn by people in the world. There are Crocheted kippah, Suede kippah, Black velvet kippah, Satin kippah, Crocheted kippah in white, Bukharan and Yemenite. Kippots are related with some movements like, Religious Zionism, Reform Judaism, Modern Orthodox, Conservative Judaism etc.


Though kippot are started ...
... wearing by the Jews for religious purpose and for their identity, but it has become popular in other communities too. Kippah shops are mostly found in the Jewish countries and the Arabian countries but it is now manufactured by the stores of United States of America. Kippot are produced in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, New Jersey, Philadelphia etc. With the manufactured kippah New York is trading around the world. It is made and exported in other countries from here. Los Angeles is the other name for the trade of kippah. For the well knitted kippah Los Angeles has become quite famous.


The demand of kippot is increasing day by day. If we star from history, kippah was worn by only the Jews for showing respect to the god. But later it had become a rule to wear kippah for the Jews for their separate identity. Kippot were generally worn by the men but later women of orthodox countries started wearing kippah while praying. Later on kippot are worn in any celebration like wedding, or any other ceremony etc. The trend of covering head is originated from the countries of Arabia but trend is followed by many of the communities too. One of the prime reasons for the popularity of the trend as said to be is that kippah helps protecting the head from sunrays. Another one is it looks different and quite good as it is made with different type of materials and designs. There are many stores in every country which are the dealers of kippot. There are online stores too which offer good deals in buying kippot. One who is looking for kippah can go through the stores and choose the best one for him. At last it can be said that now-a-days, wearing kippah entirely depends on the person.It is not a mandatory thing. There are many Jews also who do not wear it. So its up to the person to wear a kippah on the head.