Ask the Rabbi
- Family and Society
- Jewish Society and Community
- Community Questions
- Halacha
- The Jew's Person and Attire
- Kippa
Question
Why do people wear black hats? What is the purpose? Isn’t a yarmalka good enough?
Answer
Wearing a kippa is good enough (see Iggrot Moshe Orach Chayyim I 1 and Yabiya Omer 6,Orach Chayyim 15).
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