Some people believe that it is respectful to God if you cover your head. This is where the tradition of wearing a kippah came from. In Orthodox Jewish communities it is tradition for men to wear ...
BERLIN (JTA) – It is dangerous to identify publicly as Jewish in Germany, including wearing a kippah, Germany’s commissioner on anti-Semitism said. In a wide-ranging interview, Felix Klein ...
(JTA) — An 18-year-old Jewish man wearing a kippah in Cologne, Germany, was beaten by a group of 10 attackers in a public green space and taken to the hospital with a broken nose and cheekbone.
In Orthodox Judaism the kippah is worn by Jewish men at all times, apart from when they are sleeping or washing. In Liberal and Reform Judaism some women choose to wear the kippah if they are ...