Okay, so these are traditional Jewish head coverings. In hebrew they are known as kippah (s) or kippot (pl) כיפה/כיפות.As you can see - the West has had a lasting impact. The act of covering one's head is not a matter of Jewish Law הלכה but rather a custom.
In many ways the type of head covering one wears is a religious-political statement - because the different types are often associated with different streams of Judaism. Incidentally all the coverings in this picture are of the same type/stream. I'll try get a snap of head coverings from different streams at a later date.
3 comments:
After enlarging your photo, I had to laugh a bit at the humor of some of the owners. Great to have them individualized as they have!
Yeah I like the Simpsons one!
This is informative, and fun. Greetings and Shalom!
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