Kippot [open]

[Athaliamum]

I have a strange question, but why do you think the Pope wears a Kippot?

[Wags]

Well they do say the first pope was Peter and he was Jewish, so maybe they got it from him. :D

[ChavaK]

I have a strange question, but why do you think the Pope wears a Kippot?

Given that the first Christians were Jews, I would
think it was a custom that Catholics carried over.
Reminds me of the old joke that you can tell the
difference between Catholic clergy and Reform
rabbis, because the Catholics are the ones with
the yarmulkes....
As a side note, it is interesting that you can often
tell the religous and/or political leanings of a person
by the type of yarmulke they wear....:)

[Athaliamum]

But of all the Jewish traditions to follow or ignore I wonder why this one? Kippot is not scriptual, it's cultral. Wouldn't Paul been more likely to put greater ephasis on a Tallit rather then a Kippot?

[ChavaK]

But of all the Jewish traditions to follow or ignore I wonder why this one? Kippot is not scriptual, it's cultral. Wouldn't Paul been more likely to put greater ephasis on a Tallit rather then a Kippot?

Good question! Maybe because it was easy to observe.
Maybe headcoverings were commonly worn and
accepted, where as a tallis was not. If Paul and other
Christians were mainly preaching to non-Jews, maybe
the use of a tallis or other distinctly Jewish symbols/
ritual items would be felt to be a "turn off" to gentiles..
The tallis, either gadol or katan, is not scripturaly based
either..we are told to put tzitzit on the corner of our
square garments when worn..but not commanded to wear a square garment....the use of and description
of a tallis and tzizit are Talmudic...
at least that's my take on it...:)
but then again I don't know the first thing about
Catholicism and its rituals....

[Sephania]

Maybe the distinction is that with the tzitziot, they feel that the commandments are written on the heart so they don't need to be remembered. But the kippah shows reverence for G-d and maybe that's why.

[ChavaK]

Maybe the distinction is that with the tzitziot, they feel that the commandments are written on the heart so they don't need to be remembered. But the kippah shows reverence for G-d and maybe that's why.

Great point! :)

[plum]

This was probably covered in the MANY headcovering threads... but can we focus in on men covering their heads for a second? I need clarification..

1 cor 11:
4 Every man who prays or prophesies wearing something down over his head brings shame to his head....
7 For a man indeed should not have his head veiled, because he is the image and glory of God, and the woman is the glory of man.
now... why do men wear anything on their heads if this is a concern?