A Jewish kippah is the skull cap worn by most Jewish people. As the small type hat that goes right on the top of the head and serves as a reminder that God is the authority above us.

Pretty basically it is easy to be on your best behavior and live for God when at a synagogue or near a pastor, however on day-to-day life lots of people forget how to live for God, this is where the Jewish Kippah comes into play.

Wearing a Kippah is like making the statement that you are a proud servant of God and attempts to live up to his expectations. Proud Jews will where the Kippah throughout the week both as a constant reminder and a statement to other people about the type of person that they are.

According to the Jewish communities one should not wear a Jewish Kippah if they are going to partake in anything that God would not approve of. As it is a statement that you are living for God is much possible.

When visiting Israel however, most Jews will not wear a Kippah at all while outside. This is probably because Israel is viewed as a holy land and simply being in a place of such holiness is a reminder of enough on how they should act and behave. Israel is treated pretty much as a synagogue in itself due to it being God's chosen land.

In biblical terms however, only the Kohanim serving in the temple were required to wear a Kippah. Yet for many centuries it has been a widely accepted custom of Jewish law that "It is forbidden to walk four cubits without a head covering." Although the customs have changed over the centuries the meaning of the Kippah is still very much the same.

Translation of the word Kippah is Jewish for skull cap. Though not everybody that is actively Jewish where is their Kippah at all times, at the very least the majority of the Jewish community where their Kippah at least to religious services.

This is a sign of respect when sitting in a religious service to have the head covered. It had been covered as a sign of humility for the elder and that is teaching the service. The Kippah is also traditionally worn at cemeteries as a sign of respect for the dead ancestors that are buried there.

Most men that wear the Kippah also wear it even under a hat. So that when the hat is removed either for additional comfort, or politeness, the head remains covered to show your humility.

Although it might sound sort of strange to anyone that is non-Jewish to wear two hats at the same time, it should be noted that the Kippah is not necessarily referred to as a hat but as a direct translation of being a skull cap. It is simply used to cover the skull and not for the comfort that is usually the motive to wear a hat.