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==Who Is Obligated in Wearing a Kippah?== | ==Who Is Obligated in Wearing a Kippah?== | ||
# Children should wear a Kippah to inspire Yirat Shamayim. <ref>Magen Avraham 2:6 proves from the Gemara Nedarim 30b that a child does not need a Kippah . Nevertheless, he writes that it is correct for them to have a Kippah to inspire Yirat Shamayim, as the Gemara Shabbat 156b demonstrates regarding Rav Nachman Bar Yitzchak. Eliyah Rabba 2:4, Shulchan Aruch HaRav 2:7, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 3:6, Mishna Brurah 2:11, Artzot HaChaim 6, and Halacha Brurah 2:19 concur. <br> | |||
# Children should wear a Kippah to inspire Yirat Shamayim. <ref>Magen Avraham 2:6 proves from the Gemara that a child does not need a Kippah | Yalkut Yosef Dinei Chinuch Katan pg. 25 recommends that the child be taught to wear a Kippa from the time he begins to walk</ref> It is forbidden for even a small boy to recite any [[prayers]] or [[blessings]] if his head is uncovered. <ref>Children in Halacha pg. 14 </ref> | ||
Yalkut Yosef Dinei Chinuch Katan pg. 25 | #The minhag is that unmarried women do not cover their heads, yet it is correct for them to wear a head covering during [[Shmoneh Esrei]]. Those who do not wear a covering at all have what to rely on. <ref>Yalkut Yosef (91:8, Tefilah pg 318, Sherit Yosef 2 pg. 368), Sh”t Otzrot Yosef 1:5, Tzitz Eliezer 12:13, Tefilla KeHilchata quoting Echad MeGedolei HaDor </ref> | ||
#The minhag is that unmarried women do not cover their heads, yet it is correct for them to wear a head covering during [[Shmoneh Esrei]]. Those who do not wear a covering at all have what to rely on. <ref>Yalkut Yosef (91:8, Tefilah pg 318, Sherit Yosef 2 pg 368), Sh”t Otzrot Yosef 1:5, Tzitz Eliezer 12:13, | |||
==Wearing a Kippah in a Place not Suitable for a Religious Jew== | ==Wearing a Kippah in a Place not Suitable for a Religious Jew== | ||
