Jewish hats?

Question

How do Jewish people keep those hats on their head?

hahaha i'm not a freak i could really care less i was just kinda curious haha

Answer 1

Kipot Clips
Metal hair clips
The purpose of the kippahs (the "Jewish hats")
The sources for wearing a kippas ("Jewish hats") are found in the Talmud. In tractate Shabbat 156b it states Cover your head in order that the fear of heaven may be upon you. As well, in tractate Kiddushin 32a it states Rabbi Huna the son of Rabbi Joshua never walked 4 cubits (2 meters) with his head uncovered. He explained: "Because the Divine Presence (Shekhina) is always over my head." While there is a minority opinion that wearing a kippahs ("Jewish hats")is a Torah commandment, most halakhic decisors agree that it is merely a custom. The prevailing view among Rabbinical authorities is that this custom has taken on the force of law (Shulkhan Arukh, Orach Chayim 2:6). From a strictly talmudic point of view, however, the only moment when a Jew is required to cover his head is during prayer (Mishne Torah, Ahavah, Hilkhot Tefilah 5:5).

Reasons given for wearing a kippa today include: * recognition that God is "above" humankind, *"acceptance" of the 613 mitzvot (commandments), *"identification" with the Jews.

Some have a custom of wearing two head coverings, typically a kippa and a cap on top, for Kabbalistic reasons; the two coverings correspond to two levels of intellect, or two levels in the fear of God. The High Priest of the Temple in Jerusalem, the Kohen Gadol, also used to wear a woolen kippa under his priestly cap (Talmud Chulin 138a).

Answer 2

The "hat" you are talking about is called a Kippah (Hebrew) or Yarmulke (English), or Kapul (ka-pull - Yiddish) As most orthodox Jews have very short hair, they cannot use a clip and it just stays on their heads. It stays put pretty well, besides for when it is windy outside. The men also usually wear hats on top of it which also keeps it in place.

Many of the people that have longer hair do use clips to keep it in place.

Answer 3

Actually they have to screw them into their head. They have surgery at their Bar Mitzvah and that is when they first attach a young boys yarmulke to his head. Also, it is a little known fact that if Hasidic boys pull on their hair curls an angel gets it's wings.

Answer 4

I've seen them use bobby pins, or those silver/metal pins that can bend and snap together...can't quite describe them. I think the bigger ones are just worn as is.

Answer 5

They are pinned in using bobby pins.

Answer 6

they nail them into their skull