Kippah
The Hebrew word kippah means cap. In Yiddish, this head covering is also called a yarmulke or kappel. Jewish men wear a kippah at synagogue and when praying, studying religious texts, or visiting a cemetery. Other types of head coverings are also permitted on these occasions. In an emergency, even a tissue that covers the back of the head or another person's hand serves the same purpose.
Some Jews also wear a kippah in everyday life as a sign of their Jewishness or because this is the traditional practice in the religious community they identify with. Unlike in Orthodox Jewish circles, in Reform congregations, kippot (the plural of kippah) may be worn by men and women alike.
