October 28, 2011

The Lithuanian Kippah (כִּיפָּה)



Lithuanian Rabbi Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz (הרב מיכל יהודה לפקוביץ)
wearing a Lithunian Kippah

Rabbi Moshe Feinstein (הרב משה פיינשטיין)

Rabbi Shraga Fievel Mendelson (הרב שרגא פייבל מנדלסון)





Lithuanian Kippah made of very thin fabric
You can recognize the inner hat, too.

5 comments:

  1. the bottom picture looks like a fake. I own four of these. Two were my grandfather's and two i bought new. Three are black. all of the balck ones have buttons on the sides, with a v shaped dip in the rim where the button is. The fourth is white satin and is flat topped.

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    1. I used to own one. Both of my Grandfathers wore them. I have tried to find another, and cant seem to. Do you know where I may be able to purchase one? Thank you

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    2. @ Anonymous:
      I got mine from Jerusalem. A friend of mine bought them for me in a hat shop. Unfortunately I do not know a web shop where you can order it online.

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  2. @Anonymous:
    Thank you for your contribution.
    Can you send me some pictures of the kippot you own? I would be very interested to have a look at them.
    You can use the contact form:
    http://www.dieter-philippi.de/en/contact
    Thanks a lot

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  3. Greetings Herr Philippi! I notice the Lithuanian kipah resembles strongly the modern Zarathushtri topis. Nearly identical, in fact. But I never saw a topis with buttons.

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