|How to buy a Kippah - depends on several
The source for wearing a
Yarmulke is found in the Talmud, where it is states "Cover your head in
order that the fear of heaven may be upon you."
Zillions of kippot are sold around the world each year.
People buy millions dollars worth of kippot each year in Israel alone!
What kippah is right for you? There are
large kippot, medium
to small kippot, kippot for a child, young and old, and kippot for women.
The first time a baby boy might wear a kippah is at his bris. Rabbis,
Doctors, Lawyers, Teachers, Students, Butchers, Store Merchants, Sofer or
just your average Yid -- from the greatest to the smallest all can wear a
kippah. Some like big ones and some like small ones, some buy them because
they like the style and some have a tradition and yet others buy them
they like the color or it reminds them of a
time past. Just as different as people are - kippot can be just as
Some like a kippah to cover their whole
head and some like them because of what they are made of - it is simply a
head covering to remind us of
Kippot can be made of velvet, satin, terylene,
rayon, cotton, suede, crocheted or knitted. Most adults wear a medium or
large kippah. If you are challenged in the hair department, a frik or
bochar kippah will stay on your head.