variants
or kippa
plural kippahs or kippas or kippot
ˌkē-ˈpōt 
: yarmulke
Goldberg attends a Conservative synagogue and one of her three children wears a kippah.—
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As with Sinclair’s kippah, the point is to cut the Palestinians out—something that Israeli democracy could not survive.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
One of the boys spun the kippah to the blond boy.
—Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Surveillance camera footage showed a man beside a bus stop donning a kippah, or traditional skullcap, before a passerby with a knife lunges at him.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
One was standing beside a bus stop, putting on his kippah, when a man shoved him against a sign and repeatedly stabbed him.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
The wife quietly told her husband to hide his kippah under his hat.
—Arielle Kaden, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Italian snowboarder Roland Fischnaller had a small Russian flag image on the back of his helmet during the Games, and Israeli skeleton athlete Jared Firestone wore a kippah bearing the names of 11 athletes and coaches killed while representing that country during the 1972 Munich Olympics.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
And here is a demonstration of his kippah skills!
—Julie Klausner, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
In Germany—yes, Germany—Jews have already been advised for years against wearing a kippah head covering in public.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
One of the boys spun the kippah to the blond boy.
—Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Surveillance camera footage showed a man beside a bus stop donning a kippah, or traditional skullcap, before a passerby with a knife lunges at him.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
One was standing beside a bus stop, putting on his kippah, when a man shoved him against a sign and repeatedly stabbed him.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
The wife quietly told her husband to hide his kippah under his hat.
—Arielle Kaden, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Italian snowboarder Roland Fischnaller had a small Russian flag image on the back of his helmet during the Games, and Israeli skeleton athlete Jared Firestone wore a kippah bearing the names of 11 athletes and coaches killed while representing that country during the 1972 Munich Olympics.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
And here is a demonstration of his kippah skills!
—Julie Klausner, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
In Germany—yes, Germany—Jews have already been advised for years against wearing a kippah head covering in public.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Kippah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kippah. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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