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How does a kippah stay on? May 13, AM Subscribe JewishFilter: how do Jewish people wear a kippah aka yarmulke without it falling off every ten seconds?

We're just talking about this at work, Google fails us, and we can't figure it out, it seems like it would fall off whenever you moved. That is the case. My friend always had a clip for his. Not trying to be funny, but I never thought about this before; what about bald Jews? Can they still wear kippah? There are also there velcro-ish strips that you can attach to the inside with adhesive backing.

For some people's hair this works better. Bald Jews definitely can wear kippah; I have seen it. However, I'm not sure how it stays on and I felt bad asking "Hey, cueball!

You using double-sided tape under there?? It just kinda fits on your head. I guess people who wear them at all times might use clips, but we reform Jews who just wear them in temple don't usually use them, as far as I know. Those who travel kippah-free are requested to don a blue, sharply-creased, circular piece of paper. The precarious kippah is inevitably subjected to the winds off the Vltava and flutters away. Comparably, a non-Jewish man attending a synagogue ceremony such as a marriage or Bar Mitzvah, will usually be requested to wear a kippah.

Here, a stiff yet slippery synthetic satin kippah is ubiquitous. No guest stands a chance. What then is the secret to making a kippah stay on? It is disappointingly simple. Jews who frequently wear a kippah know where to put it on their head the crown and tend to own kippot which have been tried, tested and are a good fit.

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Dakota rube Stylish Dinosaur. Joined Jan 14, Messages 13, Reaction score Cool The Kid Distinguished Member. Joined Feb 28, Messages 4, Reaction score I used to play bball with Jews am I allowed to use that term and they had sport yarmukles that never came off. Oh yea, I tried. Alright I didn't really try but they played hard and those caps held tight.

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