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==What can one do without a Kippah?== | ==What can one do without a Kippah?== | ||
# One shouldn’t walk (or travel<ref> Taz 2:5 writes that traveling is the same as walking in this regard. Malbim in Artzot Hachaim (6, Meir LeAretz 48) and Halacha Brurah 2:11 concur. </ref> ) 4 amot without a Kippah. Nowadays the Kippah serves as an identification of religious Jews and so it’s important to wear it in order to show that one fears Heaven. <ref> Kedushin 31a records Rabbi Yehoshua’s practice not to walk 4 amot without a head covering so that he would be reminded of Shechina that’s above him. [[Shabbat]] 156b writes that Rav Nachman’s mother was careful that her son always wore a head covering to keep upon him fear of Heaven. There is a long standing dispute whether there is an obligation or it’s only a Midat Chasidut. Zohar (Pinchas pg 245b, Naso pg 122b) implies that it’s only a obligation for a Talmid Chacham but for everyone else it’d be only a Midat Chasidut to wear it. Rambam (Deot 5:6; More Nevuchim 3:52), Kol Bo 11, Orchot Chaim (Tefiliah 48), and Tashbetz 547 in name of Maharam imply that it’s only a Midat Chasidut for a non-Talmid Chacham. However Sefer Manhig (Tefilah 49), Kitzur Piskei HaRosh (first perek of Kedushin), and Sh”t Mahari MeBruna 34, 165 write that it’s a obligation on every Jew to wear. S”A 2:6 writes “It’s forbidden to walk with an arrogant posture and one shouldn’t walk 4 amot without a head covering” Implying that Kippah is only a Midat Chasidut. [Similarly, it seems from the last of his writings in Bet Yosef (Siman 91) that it’s only Midat Chasidut compared to his earlier writings in Siman 8 and 46.] So is the opinion of Darkei Moshe 2:3, 8:4, Maharshal 72, Birkei Yosef 2:2, Magan Avraham 91:3, Buir HaGra 8:6, and Maamer Mordechai 2, 91:5. However, Taz 8:3 writes that it’s forbidden because of [[Chukat Akum]]. (Even according to this opinion one can be lenient if one has a reason to take off the Kippah as per Bet Yosef Y”D 178 and Rama against the Gra who forbids Chukot HaGoyim even if there is a reason to take it off. ) Pri Megadim A”A 2:6 and Sh”t Elef Lecha Shlomo O”C 3 differentiate between a complete head covering which is a Midat Chasidut and a partial head covering which is an obligation. However, Sh”t Igrot Moshe O”C 1 argues on this distinction and adds that perhaps one can make such a distinction within the opinion of the Taz. Rabbi Shalom Messas in Shemen U'Magen 2:58 writes that when walking outdoors or in a shul it is obligatory. Sh”t Otzrot Yosef 1:4, Sh”t Yabea Omer 6:15 (4-5), Sh”t Yachave Daat 4:1, and Yalkut Yosef 1:7 write that even if we hold it’s a Midat Chasidut, nowadays since the Kippah is a symbol of someone religious, wearing a Kippah is somewhat more obligatory than a Midat Chasidut because there is a concern of [[Marit Ayin]] (suspicion) if seen without a Kippah. </ref> | # One shouldn’t walk (or travel<ref> Taz 2:5 writes that traveling is the same as walking in this regard. Malbim in Artzot Hachaim (6, Meir LeAretz 48) and Halacha Brurah 2:11 concur. </ref> ) 4 [[amot]] without a Kippah. Nowadays the Kippah serves as an identification of religious Jews and so it’s important to wear it in order to show that one fears Heaven. <ref> Kedushin 31a records Rabbi Yehoshua’s practice not to walk 4 [[amot]] without a head covering so that he would be reminded of Shechina that’s above him. [[Shabbat]] 156b writes that Rav Nachman’s mother was careful that her son always wore a head covering to keep upon him fear of Heaven. There is a long standing dispute whether there is an obligation or it’s only a Midat Chasidut. Zohar (Pinchas pg 245b, Naso pg 122b) implies that it’s only a obligation for a Talmid Chacham but for everyone else it’d be only a Midat Chasidut to wear it. Rambam (Deot 5:6; More Nevuchim 3:52), Kol Bo 11, Orchot Chaim (Tefiliah 48), and Tashbetz 547 in name of Maharam imply that it’s only a Midat Chasidut for a non-Talmid Chacham. However Sefer Manhig (Tefilah 49), Kitzur Piskei HaRosh (first perek of Kedushin), and Sh”t Mahari MeBruna 34, 165 write that it’s a obligation on every Jew to wear. S”A 2:6 writes “It’s forbidden to walk with an arrogant posture and one shouldn’t walk 4 [[amot]] without a head covering” Implying that Kippah is only a Midat Chasidut. [Similarly, it seems from the last of his writings in Bet Yosef (Siman 91) that it’s only Midat Chasidut compared to his earlier writings in Siman 8 and 46.] So is the opinion of Darkei Moshe 2:3, 8:4, Maharshal 72, Birkei Yosef 2:2, Magan Avraham 91:3, Buir HaGra 8:6, and Maamer Mordechai 2, 91:5. However, Taz 8:3 writes that it’s forbidden because of [[Chukat Akum]]. (Even according to this opinion one can be lenient if one has a reason to take off the Kippah as per Bet Yosef Y”D 178 and Rama against the Gra who forbids Chukot HaGoyim even if there is a reason to take it off. ) Pri Megadim A”A 2:6 and Sh”t Elef Lecha Shlomo O”C 3 differentiate between a complete head covering which is a Midat Chasidut and a partial head covering which is an obligation. However, Sh”t Igrot Moshe O”C 1 argues on this distinction and adds that perhaps one can make such a distinction within the opinion of the Taz. Rabbi Shalom Messas in Shemen U'Magen 2:58 writes that when walking outdoors or in a shul it is obligatory. Sh”t Otzrot Yosef 1:4, Sh”t Yabea Omer 6:15 (4-5), Sh”t Yachave Daat 4:1, and Yalkut Yosef 1:7 write that even if we hold it’s a Midat Chasidut, nowadays since the Kippah is a symbol of someone religious, wearing a Kippah is somewhat more obligatory than a Midat Chasidut because there is a concern of [[Marit Ayin]] (suspicion) if seen without a Kippah. </ref> | ||
# It is a proper and praiseworthy practice to wear a Kippah even when one walks less than 4 amot, <ref> Sh”t Mahari MeBruna 34 permits if one walks less than 4 amot. However the Bach 2 implies from Rambam (Deot 5:6; More Nevuchim 3:52) that less than 4 amot is also forbidden. Taz 8:3, Bchor Shor ([[Shabbat]] 118b), and Birkei Yosef 2:3 concur. Magan Avraham 2:6 writes that it’s only a Midat Chasidut to wear it for walking less than 4 amot. </ref> or one stands or sits for the time it takes to walk 4 amot <ref> Sh”T Mahari MeBruna 34 permits if one is just sitting and Magan Avraham 282:8 permits whether one is sitting or standing. Bechor Shor ([[Shabbat]] 118b), Birkei Yosef 2:3, Halacha Brurah 2:11 are strict as long as one waits the time it takes to walk 4 amot. </ref> whether one is outside or indoors <ref> Sh”t Maharshal 72 permits one not to wear a Kippah indoors. Knesset Hagedolah 2, Bear Heteiv 2:5, and Olat Tamid 2:5 quote the Maharshal. However Bach 2 argues on this distinction. Eliyah Rabba 2:4, Mishna Brurah 2:10, and Halacha Brurah 2:11 concur. </ref> | # It is a proper and praiseworthy practice to wear a Kippah even when one walks less than 4 amot, <ref> Sh”t Mahari MeBruna 34 permits if one walks less than 4 amot. However the Bach 2 implies from Rambam (Deot 5:6; More Nevuchim 3:52) that less than 4 [[amot]] is also forbidden. Taz 8:3, Bchor Shor ([[Shabbat]] 118b), and Birkei Yosef 2:3 concur. Magan Avraham 2:6 writes that it’s only a Midat Chasidut to wear it for walking less than 4 amot. </ref> or one stands or sits for the time it takes to walk 4 [[amot]] <ref> Sh”T Mahari MeBruna 34 permits if one is just sitting and Magan Avraham 282:8 permits whether one is sitting or standing. Bechor Shor ([[Shabbat]] 118b), Birkei Yosef 2:3, Halacha Brurah 2:11 are strict as long as one waits the time it takes to walk 4 amot. </ref> whether one is outside or indoors <ref> Sh”t Maharshal 72 permits one not to wear a Kippah indoors. Knesset Hagedolah 2, Bear Heteiv 2:5, and Olat Tamid 2:5 quote the Maharshal. However Bach 2 argues on this distinction. Eliyah Rabba 2:4, Mishna Brurah 2:10, and Halacha Brurah 2:11 concur. </ref> | ||
# One isn’t allowed to make Brachot without a Kippah, but if by accident (for example, the kippah fell off and one didn’t notice) one made a bracha without a Kippah one fulfills the bracha Bedieved. <Ref> Sh”t Otzrot Yosef 1:5 say that since the Rosh (on Brachot 60b), Rambam (Tefilah 7:4), and S”A 4 hold that the order of the Brachot is precise and Oter Israel BeTifarah is made for having a head covering, implying that the other Brachot can be made without a Kippah (Gra 8:6 makes similar implication from Rif). Nonetheless, Masechet Soferim has a dispute whether one can say Hashem’s name without a Kippah and Rabbenu Yerucham (quoted by Bet Yosef 91:3), Or Zaruha 2:43, S”A 91:3 rule stringently. Lechem Yehuda (Tefilah 5:5) argues that it seems that S”A 91:5 holds that one in [[Amidah - Shemonah Esrei|Shemonah Esrei]] is it forbidden not to have a Kippah. Perhaps S”A (retracting from his ruling in Bet Yosef like Rabbenu Yerucham) rules with the term “Yesh Omrim” and then an anonymous opinion and so we should follow the anonymous opinion. Yet, Sh”t Yabea Omer O”C 6:15(3) rejects this because S”A 206:3 is very clear that one can’t say Hashem’s name without a Kippah and S”A 91:5 meant there’s an added reason to wear a Kippah in Shemona Esrah. Sh”t Maharshal 72 says that perhaps from halacha it’s permitted but since the Minhag is not to say a bracha without a Kippah one shouldn’t be lenient (Chida in Sh”t Chaim Shaal 2:35 and Kiseh Rachamim (Masechet Soferim 14) writes similarly). Gra (Biur HaGra 8:6 and Meorei Or (Bear Sheva 15b)) writes it’s only a Midat Chasidut and if there’s a bracha which one will miss if he gets a Kippah (such as if he just heard thunder) he can make the bracha. Sh”t Yabea Omer 6:15(6) says Bedieved one fulfills his bracha. </ref> | # One isn’t allowed to make Brachot without a Kippah, but if by accident (for example, the kippah fell off and one didn’t notice) one made a bracha without a Kippah one fulfills the bracha Bedieved. <Ref> Sh”t Otzrot Yosef 1:5 say that since the Rosh (on Brachot 60b), Rambam (Tefilah 7:4), and S”A 4 hold that the order of the Brachot is precise and Oter Israel BeTifarah is made for having a head covering, implying that the other Brachot can be made without a Kippah (Gra 8:6 makes similar implication from Rif). Nonetheless, Masechet Soferim has a dispute whether one can say Hashem’s name without a Kippah and Rabbenu Yerucham (quoted by Bet Yosef 91:3), Or Zaruha 2:43, S”A 91:3 rule stringently. Lechem Yehuda (Tefilah 5:5) argues that it seems that S”A 91:5 holds that one in [[Amidah - Shemonah Esrei|Shemonah Esrei]] is it forbidden not to have a Kippah. Perhaps S”A (retracting from his ruling in Bet Yosef like Rabbenu Yerucham) rules with the term “Yesh Omrim” and then an anonymous opinion and so we should follow the anonymous opinion. Yet, Sh”t Yabea Omer O”C 6:15(3) rejects this because S”A 206:3 is very clear that one can’t say Hashem’s name without a Kippah and S”A 91:5 meant there’s an added reason to wear a Kippah in Shemona Esrah. Sh”t Maharshal 72 says that perhaps from halacha it’s permitted but since the Minhag is not to say a bracha without a Kippah one shouldn’t be lenient (Chida in Sh”t Chaim Shaal 2:35 and Kiseh Rachamim (Masechet Soferim 14) writes similarly). Gra (Biur HaGra 8:6 and Meorei Or (Bear Sheva 15b)) writes it’s only a Midat Chasidut and if there’s a bracha which one will miss if he gets a Kippah (such as if he just heard thunder) he can make the bracha. Sh”t Yabea Omer 6:15(6) says Bedieved one fulfills his bracha. </ref> | ||
# One is allowed to think about Torah if he’s without a Kippah (such as if he’s in bed, or by a pool) <ref> Sh”t Yabea Omer 6:15(7), Sherit Yosef 2 pg 370. </ref> | # One is allowed to think about Torah if he’s without a Kippah (such as if he’s in bed, or by a pool) <ref> Sh”t Yabea Omer 6:15(7), Sherit Yosef 2 pg 370. </ref> | ||
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# A kippah with holes in it is an acceptable Kippah. <Ref> S”A 91:4 based on Sh”t Trumat HaDeshen 10 says that even a straw head covering is acceptable. Sh”t Chatam Sofer 6:2 (quoted by Halacha Brurah 2:14) says that this permits even Kippah’s made with holes in them. </ref> | # A kippah with holes in it is an acceptable Kippah. <Ref> S”A 91:4 based on Sh”t Trumat HaDeshen 10 says that even a straw head covering is acceptable. Sh”t Chatam Sofer 6:2 (quoted by Halacha Brurah 2:14) says that this permits even Kippah’s made with holes in them. </ref> | ||
# If someone is wearing a wig with which there is a cloth underneath that’s not visible to the outside, there’s a dispute whether it counts as a Kippah or not. It’s preferable to be strict especially during Tefilah and while making Brachot. <Ref> Pachad Yitzchak (20 D”H Kama Chasif, 80 D”H Peirukanu), Olot HaTamid 2, Sh”t Levushei Mordechai (Tanina O”C 108) say that Marit HaAyin applies to Kipah and so one should wear a Kippah on top of the wig. Maamer Mordechai 91:6 says limits it to Tefilah and Brachot. However Mekor Chaim 2:6, Hagot Rabbi Akiva Eiger 91, and Artzot HaChaim (2, Meir LeAretz 54) argue that there’s no issue of Marit Ayin since Kippah is only a Midat Chasidut to start with. Mishna Brurah 2:12 quotes the dispute without ruling on the topic. Sh”t Chaim Shaal 2:35(1) writes that one should wear it because of Minhag. Halacha Brurah 2:15 quotes the dispute and says it’s preferable to be strict especially during Tefilah and Brachot. </ref> | # If someone is wearing a wig with which there is a cloth underneath that’s not visible to the outside, there’s a dispute whether it counts as a Kippah or not. It’s preferable to be strict especially during Tefilah and while making Brachot. <Ref> Pachad Yitzchak (20 D”H Kama Chasif, 80 D”H Peirukanu), Olot HaTamid 2, Sh”t Levushei Mordechai (Tanina O”C 108) say that Marit HaAyin applies to Kipah and so one should wear a Kippah on top of the wig. Maamer Mordechai 91:6 says limits it to Tefilah and Brachot. However Mekor Chaim 2:6, Hagot Rabbi Akiva Eiger 91, and Artzot HaChaim (2, Meir LeAretz 54) argue that there’s no issue of Marit Ayin since Kippah is only a Midat Chasidut to start with. Mishna Brurah 2:12 quotes the dispute without ruling on the topic. Sh”t Chaim Shaal 2:35(1) writes that one should wear it because of Minhag. Halacha Brurah 2:15 quotes the dispute and says it’s preferable to be strict especially during Tefilah and Brachot. </ref> | ||
# One’s hand isn’t considered a Kippah in order to make Brachot, however someone else’s hand or one’s sleeve is sufficient. <Ref> S”A 91:4 (based on Sh”t Trumat HaDeshen 10 against the Sh”t Maharshal 72 who is more lenient) rules that one’s own hand isn’t acceptable but one’s friend’s hand is acceptable. Eliyah Rabba 91:5, Taz 8:3, Machsit HaShekel 91:4, Artzot HaChaim 2:6, Mishna Brurah 2:11, Halacha Brurah 2:16 conclude that one can rely on the Maharshal to walk four amot but not to make Brachot. Bach 91 says one’s sleeve is acceptable and so is the Minhag. Mishna Brurah 2:12 and Halacha Brurah 2:16 bring this as halacha. </ref> | # One’s hand isn’t considered a Kippah in order to make Brachot, however someone else’s hand or one’s sleeve is sufficient. <Ref> S”A 91:4 (based on Sh”t Trumat HaDeshen 10 against the Sh”t Maharshal 72 who is more lenient) rules that one’s own hand isn’t acceptable but one’s friend’s hand is acceptable. Eliyah Rabba 91:5, Taz 8:3, Machsit HaShekel 91:4, Artzot HaChaim 2:6, Mishna Brurah 2:11, Halacha Brurah 2:16 conclude that one can rely on the Maharshal to walk four [[amot]] but not to make Brachot. Bach 91 says one’s sleeve is acceptable and so is the Minhag. Mishna Brurah 2:12 and Halacha Brurah 2:16 bring this as halacha. </ref> | ||
==Who’s obligated to wear a Kippah?== | ==Who’s obligated to wear a Kippah?== | ||
