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kelmac07 · 05-18-2009, 02:36 PM

Why do jewish men wear a yamika to dignify their manhood?

TomHagen · 05-18-2009, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kelmac07

Why do jewish men wear a yamika to dignify their manhood?

It has nothing to do with "manhood".

The word Yarmulke is actually a conjunction of two words in hebrew and aramaic "Yirei" and "Malka" - which mean "Awe" and "King" respectively, so wearing a Yarmulke is to keep us aware of G-d.

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