The Jewish Kippah is often thought of as being a requirement in the Jewish community. This however is very much so not the case. The Yarmulka (another word for it) is often worn as a sense of pride of being Jewish, it says the statement that I am a proud Jewish male and I attempt to live every day for God.

The Jewish Kippah in reference to biblical times was used as part of the priestly vestments. And in second Samuel 15:30 the covering of one's head and face is regarded as a sign of great mourning.

However some biblical texts do make a reference to covering one's head. For example, R. Honah Ben Joshua states that he "never walked four cubits with his head uncovered, because the Divine presence is always over my head."

This is why in direct correlation with the Bible it is not absolutely necessary for any Jewish males to wear the Kippa at all times, though it is highly respected with those in the Jewish community that do as they attempt to live their lives in a model Jewish way.

The sign of respect for Jewish males wearing a Kippah is pretty much in direct relation with the reason why you do not wear a hat inside of a house. Thoughts on them are actually fairly similar.

The reason why you do not wear a hat inside of the house is for respect for others reside inside of the domain. Although some people do not practice this type of respect, the same goes for the Yarmulka.

Some people do not feel the moral obligation to wear the Kippah for whatever reason. It is exactly the same as some people do not remove their hats immediately upon entering the building as a sign of respect.

One of the really neat things about the Kippah is the increasingly artistic designs and colors used to make them. They're becoming a sign for many different things such as what demographic come from in the Jewish community.

Not only that, but it is used as a way to express yourself in a very appropriate way in accordance to the Jewish community.

The first ever Jewish Kippot were plain black and they had no color to them whatsoever. It did not matter for the people that wore them as they had a sense of pride in being Jewish and wore them proudly. Today we see a wide variety of the designs in an attempt to make them a little more fashionable. This is not disrespect the customs in any way shape or form as long as the head is covered. That is why many people get really creative with their Kippahs.

There are many different stores online in which you can custom order your very own Kippah in which you can describe a design that you would like inscribed onto it for a very cheap price. There are also other websites out there that will have made ready to order Kippahs that has some pretty neat designs that you might want to check out if you're interested.