Pronounced: KEE-pah or kee-PAH, Origin: Hebrew, a small hat or head covering that Orthodox Jewish men wear every day, and that other Jews wear when studying, praying or entering a sacred space. Also known as a yarmulke.
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Ask the Expert: Kissing the Mezuzah
Why do we tap the mezuzah first and then kiss our hands?
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
The seventh leader of the Chabad Hasidic sect built a global outreach movement.
