Uzbeki Bukharian Jewish Skullcap: "Kippah"

This is an Bukharian Jewish skullcap called a "kippah," in the Hebrew language. The skullcap is also often referred to as a "yarmulke", a Yiddish word deriving from the Polish word for "cap." The Talmud requires the observant to "Cover your head in order that the fear of heaven may be upon you." Jewish law specifies the only moment when a Jewish man is required to cover his head is during prayer. Some interpretations suggest that Jews should never uncover their heads in order to help distinguish them from Christians- especially while at prayer.

Bukharian Jews lived in the Former Emirate of Bukhara of Central Asia, today, today mostly in Uzbekistan. Their language combined elements of Hebrew, Tajik and the Persian language, Farsi. Most of the Jews living in this area from the 1500s until the 1800s experienced persecution from the dominant Muslim society. Many established the Bukharan Quarter in Jerusalem in the late 1800s. Any remaining Bukharian Jews immigrated in the 1990s to the USA, Israel, Europe or Australia.

Judaism is a religion in which people believe that there is one god (monotheism), the same god the Christians and Muslims worship, who created the universe and has a personal relationship with humans. The religion was founded in Israel about 4,000 years ago by Abraham, who entered into a covenant with God to follow the laws of God. Moses received the Jewish holy book from God. The holy book is called the Torah. The history of the early Jewish people is contained in the Torah. The 10 Commandments (ex: don’t murder, don’t lie, don’t steal) are also contained in the Torah. Scholars disagree about whether there is an afterlife. Jews are waiting for the Messiah who may bring about an afterlife.
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"Kippah" Webster's Online Dictionary. 23 March 2013. Document URL: http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/Kippah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukharan_Jews#:~:text=Bukharan Jews (Bukharian: יהודיאני בוכארא,Jewish sub-group of Central