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A tallit is the prayer shawl worn during morning prayer and on the eve of Yom Kippur. The four corners carry tzitzit, the knotted fringes that the Torah commands. A practical guide to choosing one.
A kippah is the head covering worn by Jewish men, and increasingly by Jewish women, as a sign of respect for what is above. The word kippah comes from the Hebrew for "dome." In Yiddish-speaking communities the same head covering is called a yarmulke. The piece is small, but the tradition is dense.
