yarmulke
noun
yar·mul·ke
ˈyä-mə-kə 
ˈyär-mə(l)-kə
ˈyär-mə(l)-kə
: a skullcap worn especially by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish males in the synagogue and the home
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Its actors know true tragedy June 19, 2024 For now, some Jews have removed mezuzahs from the doors of their homes and told their kids not to wear yarmulkes in the street.
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Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
Wearing a Star of David necklace or a yarmulke today feels exactly the same to me as hanging a rainbow flag or sporting a Pride pin.
—Rachael Fried, New York Daily News, 30 June 2024
But whereas conspicuous religious symbols of all faiths (including Jewish yarmulkes, Sikh turbans, or large crosses) are banned in all French public schools, in Belgium, rules are defined at the local level.
—Olivier Decottignies, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2016
Additional video showed an egg thrown at a pro-Palestinian activist and a man wearing a keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian scarf, chased and punched on the ground by a man wearing a Jewish yarmulke or kippah.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 24 June 2024
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Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
Wearing a Star of David necklace or a yarmulke today feels exactly the same to me as hanging a rainbow flag or sporting a Pride pin.
—Rachael Fried, New York Daily News, 30 June 2024
But whereas conspicuous religious symbols of all faiths (including Jewish yarmulkes, Sikh turbans, or large crosses) are banned in all French public schools, in Belgium, rules are defined at the local level.
—Olivier Decottignies, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2016
Additional video showed an egg thrown at a pro-Palestinian activist and a man wearing a keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian scarf, chased and punched on the ground by a man wearing a Jewish yarmulke or kippah.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 24 June 2024
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