I wear a Kippah...primarily during davening and on Shabbat and Yom Tov and sometimes at pro-Israel demonstrations, but I have been considering wearing it everyday. I only for sure "don't" wear it when I attend an Orthdox shul, out of respect for their minhag.
I only wear tallit provided by my local shul when in the synagogue's sanctuary (conservative), but mainly because I haven't found one yet that I can afford for home davening use.
I was not raised religious at all. In fact I didn't even realize I was Jewish until age 9 or 10, because my dad was not Jewish and my Jewish mom was not religious, and she didn't explain it until then.
Although I have identified as a "Hebrew" or "Jew" since childhood (since the very day I found out I was a Jew). However, I only started learning Hebrew and attending shul on Shabbat Hagadol 5769 (last year). I didnt even formally receive my Hebrew name until then.
To some extent, maybe I am more excited abot wearing a kippah because of this, maybe I feel I spent too long not being clear that I was a Hebrew?
To me wearing a yarmulke has little to do with "feminism" or showing that I am "equal to men", because really, women are more* "special" than men in Judaism: woman was created after man. This implies a more advanced development. This is the reason that only women are allowed to recite the blessing "Blessed are You, Hashem, G-d of the universe, Who made me according to His will."
To me, the kippah serves the same function as it does for men, but it doesnt make me any more "like a man" than studying Torah does. I do have short hair, but no one thinks I'm a man when they see me in a kippah, they think I'm a "Jew".
A kippah reminds me that there is always someone "above" me, providing some humility.
It also, for me, represents identification with the Jewish people. Since I'm half black and half Ahskenazic / Irish Jew, Most people think I'm Hispanic from looking at my skintone/hair. My kippah makes clear that I am not ashamed to be a Jew, and that I do have some degree of religious observance. Most non-Jews do not know if men or women wear kippot, they just know it's something that "Jews" wear.
This is why I plan to wear it more often now, as well as the fact that G_d is not just above me while davening, but all the time!
I wear a Kippah...primarily during davening and on Shabbat and Yom Tov and sometimes at pro-Israel demonstrations, but I have been considering wearing it everyday. I only for sure "don't" wear it when I attend an Orthdox shul, out of respect for their minhag.
I only wear tallit provided by my local shul when in the synagogue's sanctuary (conservative), but mainly because I haven't found one yet that I can afford for home davening use.
I was not raised religious at all. In fact I didn't even realize I was Jewish until age 9 or 10, because my dad was not Jewish and my Jewish mom was not religious, and she didn't explain it until then.
Although I have identified as a "Hebrew" or "Jew" since childhood (since the very day I found out I was a Jew). However, I only started learning Hebrew and attending shul on Shabbat Hagadol 5769 (last year). I didnt even formally receive my Hebrew name until then.
To some extent, maybe I am more excited abot wearing a kippah because of this, maybe I feel I spent too long not being clear that I was a Hebrew?
To me wearing a yarmulke has little to do with "feminism" or showing that I am "equal to men", because really, women are more* "special" than men in Judaism: woman was created after man. This implies a more advanced development. This is the reason that only women are allowed to recite the blessing "Blessed are You, Hashem, G-d of the universe, Who made me according to His will."
To me, the kippah serves the same function as it does for men, but it doesnt make me any more "like a man" than studying Torah does. I do have short hair, but no one thinks I'm a man when they see me in a kippah, they think I'm a "Jew".
A kippah reminds me that there is always someone "above" me, providing some humility.
It also, for me, represents identification with the Jewish people. Since I'm half black and half Ahskenazic / Irish Jew, Most people think I'm Hispanic from looking at my skintone/hair. My kippah makes clear that I am not ashamed to be a Jew, and that I do have some degree of religious observance. Most non-Jews do not know if men or women wear kippot, they just know it's something that "Jews" wear.
This is why I plan to wear it more often now, as well as the fact that G_d is not just above me while davening, but all the time!
B"H