Q&A: Kippah
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Kippah
Question
Is there a halakhic obligation to wear a kippah?
Answer
Hello. Strictly speaking, no. Today it is a custom, and even a custom has halakhic status (“do not forsake your mother’s teaching”).
Maybe it depends on the dispute over whether the wording of the prayer is, “A person should always be God-fearing in private (and in public).” According to the view that adds “in public,” a person needs to let the world know that he is God-fearing, and therefore nowadays one needs a kippah; according to those who disagree, there is no need.