Honoring Adonai: a History of the Kippah
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- Traditional and highly recognizable headwear of the Jewish faithful, the kippah is a small skullcap that is typically worn during prayer, though some more devout, especially in Israel, will wear it at all times as an expression of their faith and identity.
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The kippah I'm wearing was given to me by friends from Israel, who also kindly helped me with the Hebrew translation at the beginning, and made sure I got cultural details right.
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We had a Navy rabbi assigned to my Marine Corps unit. He had a camouflage kippah
HIs bald spot became invisible
If you don’t have one already, you deserve a doctorate for your combined and scholarly effort.
His Hebrew pronunciation is excellent! It is spot on. I would have never known he wasn't Jewish if he had not said so.
Hahaha thank you! I "only" have a masters I'm afraid but I appreciate it!
And for the Hebrew, I got help from a native speaker, but I'm flattered!
Sir, you're language skills and enunciation are excellent! Thank you for producing such an interesting and informative series! 👍🇬🇧
It is funny to see people who believe everyone who they like deserves a PhD. Finish school, people. Maybe then will you understand what studying is like.
There are inaccuracies and omissions here.
As an Orthodox Jew who wears a kippah every day, I can say you got this 100% right! Subscribed!
How is it that absolutely every hat suits this guy, and he looks like he was born into the culture?
I guess he was destined by God to be the hat historian, and he's certainly doing an excellent job doing it.
destined!
A lot of it has to do with how you dress the rest of yourself. Just wearing the Kippah, but with baggy jeans, sweatshirt, and sunglasses might make him look odd. Combining it with the dress shirt and jacket though fits the "idea" most people have of a Jew wearing the Kippah so it helps reinforce it.
Some people, like my sister and daughter, can wear any hat and make it look good.
I agree!
Young man, your presentation is impeccable. I trained sales people for two major real estate brokerage chains and I professionally observe that your voice and presentation are thoroughly engaging. Additionally, as a trained historian, I find your research to be exceptional.
In short: WELL DONE!
Thank you very much!
As a proud Jew I must praise you sir, your dedication to accurate and respectful in-depth discussion of a piece of our identity is highly appreciated. It is scarce to see such a well-researched and unbiased video about anything to do with our people and our culture, I look forward to seeing your future videos very much. Mazel tov my good man 🙌✡️
Thank you!
I remember being offered and wearing a kippah while touring historical sites in Prague's Jewish Quarter.
I noticed that Catholic bishops and cardinals also popes wear a similar cap.
Yes, the Zuchetto worn by monks (brown/black), priests (black), bishops/Card (fuschia/red) and the Pope (white) - more practical than pious but still a tradition held
Christianity and Judaism share a common connect / birth origin
Yes the Zuchetto (but also the Judenhut) decent from the Pileus, a hat worn by roman emperors born in Illyria(Constantine, Justinian, etc) which had a big influence on the spread of Christianity and the shaping of the early Catholic Church.
this is a fantastic video - succinct yet deep, well-presented, well-researched, nuanced, and respectful. as both a jew and a garment historian, i salute you for this excellent bit of work, and look forward to exploring more of your channel!
I didn't know I was interested in the history of hats but the algorithm brought me to your channel and I love your videos! I hope you keep it up!
Thank you for that opening in Hebrew!!!
Kippah were available for single use at the West Wall when I visited it. As I had my own hat, I did not use one. Flying to the US, the large hat boxes for the broad brimmed hats took up almost half of the overhead bin space!
Have you done the Scottish Tam? Perhaps the Jones cap, American, devised 1881, geared to outdoorsmen, one of my favorites.
Just wanted to say how much I appreciate and enjoy your channel. Truly an example of the absolute best of what TH-cam can offer. Some of the things that make Hat Historian so great:
1) Accuracy and completeness. So many times, when watching these videos, I've wondered "is he going to mention xxx" - only for that very fact to be raised in the next sentence. No nonsense, no clickbait. Just the facts - with a very entertaining delivery.
2) The right length. Ten to 15 minutes is about the right length of time to be talking about a type of hat.
3) Humor. The perfect level of slightly droll humor helps personalise these stories.
4) Physical props. It sure helps to see our host wearing a pristine example of the exact chapeau he's talking about. No doubt some of these were more than a little difficult to procure.
5) Foreign language. Tip of my hat to the host for having the courage, and the linguistic skill, to offer up a short speech in all sorts of languages, from Russian to Hebrew, with admirable (if not always perfect) pronunciation.
If (the US cable) History Channel had an ounce of sense or decency, they'd offer our host a pile of Hollywood money and make a few seasons on the history of hats. Although, on reflection, we'd also need a female co-host to offer up her view on ladies millinery.
Outstanding video. As a hat man myself, I fully appreciate this video . Your scholarship is on point. This video is your best one because it goes deeper into Jewish history and culture and that is both needed and appreciated. Great job sir. I tip my hat to you.
The affable Mr. Foyer has truly found his calling; impeccable research, a friendly, easy to listen to delivery, he comes across as extremely knowledgeable, likable, and it is worth noting, the guy looks good in any hat.
You're going to make me blush
I've been to two bar mitzvahs for my friends' sons. The first one was less orthodox, for lack of a better description. The second one took place at their synagogue. If you couldn't tell who the Catholics were, you were probably blind. One gentleman brought over a kippah for me to wear. He said it reminds us that there is someone above us.
Kippa was not only worn by Ashkenazim of Europe, but was an accepted custom among the Maroccan, Bukharian, Yemenite and Crymchak (native Crimean) Jewish communities with the Bukharian ones being the most elaborate of all.
As a French Catholic, could you look at the biretta one day?
Also, love the Norman flag behind you! Richard Coeur de Lion gave us Brits our three lion version, but that's the original.
I'll try to get around to it
Great explanation of Ashkenazi Jewish headwear generally! That covered a couple of my earlier suggestions
I just found this channel yesterday and it’s my new favorite, short, sweet, and informative videos all around! Props to you monsieur!
I’m gonna start watching some of your older videos. I look forward to you doing the Phrygian cap.
thank you for your profound respect
also I used to watch Fiddler on the Roof often on VHS when I was a teenager. It was the one made in the 1970s and was a like, peak musical movie era of the 1970s right before musicals pretty much stopped and, well anyway it was so well done! Probably watched it at least ten times. “Traaaaaaaaaditionnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!”😅 But yah you were humming the one song in the intro. And then Gwen Stefani also remixed it about a decade ago, and I am sure many people knew where it came from but also, I am sure many folks my age had no idea what a fiddler on the roof was and went around humming Gwen Stefani’s silly pop version still.
I didn't know I wanted to know about hats at all... and now I've watched ten HatHistorian videos in a row.
Yes. I have one of these. Bought in Tel Aviv last century.
beautifiul video and hats...and also clothes
because yea its a youtube channel about hats but...dang you got the most elegant clothes on the north american continent
Merci! *tips hat *
Great video! I would only add that most Reform communities have shifted to wearing kippot in synagogue. I would be surprised if any congregation that doesn't wear kippot still exists today.
It's a matter of personal choice, but in all the Reform shuls I've attended, a bit more than 50% of men and a few women wear the kippah. In my little shul on the Prairie It's closer to 90%.
Comprehensive concise detailed history . Awesome ! Thanks .
I never thought hats would be so interesting but they are. I watched a few of your videos and now i subscribed . Thank you this is really interesting👍
Excellent research, great presentation - I tip my hat to you!
I'd love a video on the history of the Turban.
The ball stalk hat was the yellow star of it's time.
No I think it started as a voluntary practice unlike the star
@@whitewittockit started as a voluntary one yes, but it turned into an involuntary one much like the star
@@ezrafriesner8370 yes I don't contradict you just pointing out the difference
I am so glad I stumbled upon this treasure of a channel. Your work is superlative!
Why are they so small? It seems everyone competes for how small a kippah they can get away with before it becomes so small it could be mistaken for a piece of confetti.
Fits nicely under a hat from when hats were de rigueur for every gentleman and the style just caught on.
But the size and material all depend on who you associate with though they all perform the same function. Some are the size of beanies.
I’m not religious but I like tradition and being mildly mischievous so when I go to synagogue or do Jewey things I wear the officially licensed Adult Swim Rick and Morty kippas.
There's a lot of negative stuff that comes out of social media but it's really cool that I can discover and share a little bit about other people's passions. I didn't expect to be binging hat history videos today but I'm glad I did.
Love the videos! Would be cool if you could include a few sources in the descriptions for those who want to read more!
wait. you remake your videos in french and english? you sir are the coolest person ive seen on this app
Very interesting and enlightening foray into a hat of singular significance today. Thanks for this. This is a great channel.
The algorithm suggested your channel, and it was a good suggestion. I have two comments, I very much appreciate that you publish videos en anglais et en français. I studied french language years ago, before Google translate made learning another language practically pointless, and enjoy the workout it gives my memory. I’d never associated my good old beloved patrol cap 😊 with the kepi, always thought it descended from the forage cap. I realise now that might be due to cultural associations with the kepi.
I just noticed the Donald Duck comics in the back of your office! I am a fellow fan :)
Cool I was just wondering if you'd do this one! And the hats they wear too
Is there a relationship between the kippah and the zucchetto worn by Catholic clergy?
Can’t get enough of your channel my dude. Didn’t know I had so many questions about hats! But apparently I do!
Please enlighten us about the humble toque! Every Canadian has one!
I really hope your channel blows up, impeccable.
Nah.. This is quality.. Most YT watchers are not that intelligent
A tip of the hat to you good sir! Great channel and awesome video. I'd love to see one on the iconic Robin Hood hat.
I've not yet watched all of your videos sir, but am a Canadian female who wears hats all of time, regardless of the season. If you have delved into the history of beaver pelts shipped from Canada, would you please give me a hint on which videos you've made, that may relate to them? Thank you kinly for you time and information.
'Kippah' in Hebrew means "Dome" in the Talmud (Jewish religious book) it means "prison" in reference to prisons at a time when their roofs were domed.
Yamulke comes from Aramaic "Yarei Malke" = "fear of the king" as in reference to showing servitude by hiding the top of the head as a mark of respect.
I'm really enjoying the series! I'm sure you have a long list of hats to make videos about, but maybe the Scottish blue bonnet could be one of them? (as long as you promise not to do a Scottish accent 🤣)
Is ist just accidentally or does the name "kippah" have the same origin as german "Kappe" or french "kepi" or englisch "cap"?
Probably influenced by Yiddish
Kippah (כיפה) is Hebrew for dome. Kippat Barzel means the Irone Dome. There is a Russian word купол (kupol) which probably derives from the Latin word cupola. The Russian word кепка (kepka) is probably a Germanism -- keppe is the German word. The word kashket (кашкет) is Ukrainian for cap, it could be a Polonism, but it seems to me this word is of French origin -- casquette -- the source word. I am not a linguist and all I can say is that these words sound pretty similar to me.
been binging your content sir! And you are very fantastic at replying so thanks for that also! But if your channel gets bigger and bigger and thousands of comments start coming, never feel bad about not being able to reply to all of them. Also I never feel bad about creators not replying especially if I flood comments section with all my ADHD thoughts haha.
New viewer to this gem of a channel, here for you with a suggestion: the kartuz. I think it would make for an excellent video, aside from itself being an excellent hat! Best wishes!
A topic id be interested in hearing you cover is train conductor hats! An interesting variation is the 'Stormy Kromer', a wool baseball cap with a band that wraps around the top/rear of the head, and keeps the ears warm and hat secured agaisnt harsh winds!
also, requesting an American beanie one if I may. Possibly in your pipeline already I’d imagine. Because I just watched Ushanka episode and that was super cool. Then it triggered a memory of when I had my grandpa’s US Navy issued beanie. Hmmm well it may have been my great uncle’s his brother. Anyway, I wore that thing out pretending to be a WWII army-navy hero when I was a small child😅. But also how the beanie is pretty much like the standard winter head piece in America at least and comes in so many wonderful fashion flavors nowadays, in addition to all the other types of hats being available of course. Also, an Akron hat? sorta like a type of beanie but I saw it at a store and I thought hmmmmm never heard of an Akron hat!? Like, Akron, Ohio, I suppose. Rust belt history maybe. Also, a welder cap! Highly wide spread. But also sort of under the radar. And you could do your intro with a real welder machine and and then take up the visor and then show the welder cap underneath and it would be so much fun!😅
Most informative, thank you😃
Unsolved mystery. How men keep the kipa from falling all the time? Most women and some men can pin it to their hair, but, men with very short hair, or bald, how do they do it?
Being mostly bald, I shave my head. The stubble works like Velcro. Once I'm completely bald I'll rely on suction.
If it’s a larger one and actually fits well, it’ll stay on by itself. If its smaller, you can clip or pin it to the hair. If it’s small and you’re bald it usually stays on well enough anyway, especially since a lot of the time it’s worn indoors, so you don’t have to worry about wind blowing it off etc
One or two use a small piece of chewing gum
Excellent and very informative commentary on the kippah. I salute the hat historian for making this outstanding video.
Just cause it felt like it was unclear: The coat of arms he showed with the stereotypical Jewish face is the current coat of arms for Judenburg, Austria, not the coat of arms of a Jewish family or community. Jews were subjected to multiple pograms there and then expelled from the territory in the 15th Century. This particular image should not be mistaken as a point of pride in any way.
would i be right in thinking "judenberg" means city of jews? i bet that's an interesting story itself!
@@davidkermes376That is correct. I don’t know the full story, but I do know that, before the expulsion, there was a significant community of Jews there. I wish I knew more!
I do hope to go there some day, half my Jewish ancestry was from Austria Hungary, and I can’t help but wonder what would happen if I walked through the town today, being someone visibly Jewish.
great video, again. wish you'd do the tembel hat - from Israel.
Shout out to a fellow catholic!✝️woo!
If you are not already familiar with the History Guy, you should check him out. He is quite the hat fan and has a number of hat related videos you might enjoy. I think it would be fun to see a collaboration between the two of you.
I am familiar, I've watched several of his videos. He's been at this longer than I!
@@hathistorianjc he may have been around longer but I find your videos just as well researched and presented. Bravo
This is awesome ❤
Interesting to have a video which spans hat-wearing as expression of identity, and oppressive marking of outgroups. Thanks for another interesting history lesson.
All your videos need to have you raise the volume. But I don't ask that of you. Future videos should see you move the microphone closer or raise the "gain'.
Can you do a video on the shell or bell hats worn by women during the roaring 20’s?
Also what part of England are you from?
hes french
Thanks!
you should do a video on the headgear of the cologne (rhineland) karneval tradition. There are many interesting hats associated with the celebrations and you rarely see a discussion of the details. Particularly the prince hat with it's 3 peaks and the long peacock type feathers.
Do the Streimel and the Borsolino next, please (or perhaps a multi-hat episode about all the hats of Hassidism?)
Hey love your videos man! I have a video topic recommendation, late ottoman and early turkish republic army hats(1900s-1950s) people know kabalak and bashlik but theres one unnamed turkish army field cap used between 1925-1947
Bonus points for using the Hebrew feminine plural, "-ot" for kippot, instead of the English "-s" to pluralize "kippah"!!
That tall Pileus Cornutus reminds me of the unique shape of the Layap hat worn by some women in the mountains of Bhutan
In Nederland is het nu ook gevaarlijk om een keppeltje op straat te dragen. Ook is het gevaarlijk te zeggen wie de daders zijn.
That seems to be a common problem in Dutch-speaking lands. When I was in Belgium I was received kindly in Wallonia, but as soon as I entered Flanders it was like I had a constant target on my back.
I would be interested to see a deep dive on the Phrygian cap if ever you have the time :)
How do you get it to stay on your head if you're bald?
You can get a slightly bigger one and it will sit over the sides
Superglue or double-sided tape.
Very interesting. Do you have plans to do a video on the Tam O'Shanter some time?
I'd like to see an episode on the muffin cap. I've been pulling my hair out for a year now trying to gather information on it.
I've watched the 1970 Jesus of Nazareth miniseries several times, and have noticed that the Jewish male characters tended to wear crocheted kippahs/yarmulkes, similar to the crocheted beanie hats I make (although in plain white, not the colorful yarns I use). Not sure if a crocheted kippah would have been period-correct for the 1st century AD, however.
This was a very interesting video some of the rules remind me of a Sikh friend I had who was required to wear a hat at all times, his personal choice being a baseball cap. If possible, I would like to see a video on a Catholic bishop's hat. I've seen a few things online about how it's actually a Babylon priest hat. While I know that's not the case, I am interested to know how it came to be.
Can you do the Trilby, please?
Very interesting,
You should review the Shtreimel
Chapeau!!!
Do you have a video on the tricorn hat?
Yes th-cam.com/video/mIGEyLJG8P4/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for your research and presentation. I look forward to your other Hat Historian videos.
Another very informative video. Attitudes on covering or uncovering the head in terms of religious respect varies, in Waltham Abbey church, North of London, I received a severe rebuke from a member of staff after entering wearing a hat! As a side note 'Adonai', meaning rulers, masters or lords (singular 'adon') is from Ugaritic not Hebrew, Aramaic or Yiddish, as Jews were forbidden to say the Hebrew name of God, written YHWH, so needed an alternative.
In these bleak days, I appreciate anyone who makes videos educating about Judaism. So I thank you, and I'm sharing that.
And don't mind the dislikes, these are just your garden variety antisemites.
Your video is excellent and very informative!
Also, extra points for using the Hebrew plural for 'kippa', - 'kippot'!
👍
I have been trying to find out the history behind the very odd cap worn by the Spanish Guarda Civil, can you help ?
You should do a video about the most interesting hat in history. The Phoenix feather crown of Sun Wukong the monkey king. Instantly recognizable to anyone in the East yet unknown in the west. Would love to see you make a video about it.
Bless
I suggest as next topic,l: the mediavel beak hat/ italian alpini hat/ austrian shutze alpine hat.
And also the bersaglieri hat
Have you tried the Kubanka papakha hat?
whats the name of the intro music?
btw. good content :)
As an interesting hat, the astracan hat is used from romania to india mostly associated with turkik people. I think is an intresting topic
I've been raised to 'hats off for prayer'. So I will take a kippah when I'm invited to a Jewish ceremony. But when it comes to prayer, I have to fight the urge to take it off...
oh that's interesting, it's encouraged to borrow one if one doesn't normally wear one. i'm glad i wouldn't have to guess what's desired since in this the modern day i'd first assume it might be an insult and seen as cultural appropriation to wear one if one isn't jewish. cool to know it's...cool to wear one. 🙂
Can you please do one on Nepali Dhaka topi/ Nepali Kalo topi? I believe there is a very rich history behind it with the unification of Nepal and the topi (Hat) being adopted as national headwear :)
I'd need to acquire one but I'll take note of it!
Thank you ! @@hathistorianjc
Shemaaa ISRAEL 🇮🇱
super vidéo ‼️ impatient de voir la vertion française
How about the “Robin Hood” or “Peter Pan” cap - the pointy-brimmed cloth cap popular in the Middle Ages and Renaissance for hunters, foresters, and other outdoorsy types?
Do you have a particular connection to Missouri?
I live in Kansas City
And the Royals cap. 😎 My family lives in Johnson County KS. Do you have bio info online somewhere??
I would aso suggest as an other topic: the australian/german/south africa slouch hat/ "southwester" .
How does the basketballer keep his on?tape?
I love kippers, fried in plenty of butter, but never wear them on my head.