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At left is Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in "Wicked." At right is the Jewish poet Süßkind von Trimberg, depicted wearing a Jewish hat in the 14th-century Codex Manesse.
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What ‘Wicked’ and the Talmud say about Jewish headwear

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein November 26, 2025November 26, 2025

The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. VayetzeiGenesis 28:10-32:3 When I was a student at the Jewish Theological Seminary of […]

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, pictured here in 2014 giving a speech, holds his kippah to his head. (Photo/JTA-Menahem Kahana-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

How Naftali Bennett’s kippah stays on his bald head and why it matters

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA June 17, 2021
(Photo/JTA-Ying Tang-NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Some American Jews are taking off their kippahs and Stars of David amid a wave of antisemitic incidents

Shira HanauBen Sales by Shira Hanau, Ben Sales and JTA May 24, 2021May 24, 2021
Trump's impeachment lawyer David Schoen covering his hand with his head before drinking water. (Screenshot)
Posted inU.S.

Why did Trump’s impeachment lawyer David Schoen keep putting his hand on his head?

Laura E. Adkins by Laura E. Adkins, Ron Kampeas and JTA February 9, 2021
stacks of kippot in all sizes and colors at a market in Israel
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As a woman, wearing a kippah is a transgressive act

Patricia Keer Munro by Patricia Keer Munro April 10, 2019April 11, 2019
A man wearing a kippah at a gathering in Berlin to protest antisemitism, April 25, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Carsten Koall-Getty Images)
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Will European Jews stop wearing kippahs? Most already have.

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz April 25, 2018
image of men wearing kippahs
Posted inUncategorized

Non-Jews don kippahs after incident at Warsaw pub

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz January 10, 2017March 19, 2018

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