Posted on 05/23/2017 4:03:38 PM PDT by COBOL2Java
“This place and this entire nation are testimony to the unbreakable spirit of the Jewish people and the hope that light can shine the path beyond the darkness,” Trump said, donning a kippa as he delivered a short speech outside the Hall of Remembrance where he had laid a wreath together with first lady Melania and rekindled the eternal flame. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner also attended the ceremony.
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My president.
Honestly, Trump isn’t Jewish he shouldn’t have worn the Kippa.
I would think, as a Protestant that I would be insulting the Jewish people by doing so.
Otherwise this was a really well done event.
Out of respect, all wear the kippa at Jewish ceremonies. I have done so.
I am sure Trump was asked to wear it.
I’m Presbyterian and at every Jewish wedding I’ve attended I was given a yarmulke to wear. It’s expected & respectful.
I was requested to wear the hat when I went into a temple a couple of times.
Glad to oblige.
My husband was required to wear it when we entered a Jewish sinagogue in Krakow, Poland out of respect.
No, it’s perfectly appropriate and appreciated to honor the customs of one’s hosts. And as Christians we follow (and he follows) in the path blazed by the Jewish people and a certain Jewish carpenter.
But he didn’t spend enough time there - or so the press tells me.
Great photo, BTW.
Men, Jewish or not, are required to wear a head covering in proximity to The Wall. There are signs to that effect and kipas are provided free. Usually, an official will also direct the wearing of a kipa if someone seems noticeably in doubt.
I am Catholic and wore a Kippa at a Family Friend’s Funeral.
I was also asked to be one of the Pallbearers which I considered an Honor.
My mother and sister were asked to cover their heads with a scarf when we visited the Chapel of the Holy Cross built into the red rocks at Sedona, Arizona.
That was 1966. Sigh, that was over 50 years ago.
Will I’m Protestant, I have gone numerous times with my sons and my husband to events (bar mitzvah, funeral, kid’s bf mom-beast cancer-heartbreaking, and joyfully, a wedding)
Each time we went to this synagog, my husband and boys wore kippas and I had a lace female version of kippa though some women worn the male version. Seeing that they were available in a large quantity and kid’s friend said to put one on, we always have. I believe it shows respect for their belief.
I’m old enough to remember church every Sunday, and women alway’s covered their heads - congregationalist, no less.
Ditto....
follow the lead of the host.
You would be insulting them if you didn’t wear a kippa. I’m Catholic. If you were to come to a Catholic church and did not dip your index and middle finger in the Holy Water and make the Sign Of The Cross I’d be insulted. Or if you didn’t genuflect in front of the altar.
I’ve been in Temple and worn one. It was expected even if you were not Jewish. It’s a sign of respect.
>>Men, Jewish or not, are required to wear a head covering in proximity to The Wall<<
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Just the thought that my Lord may have walked on some of these stones or even touched them with His Hands, would make me want to cover my head as a sign of respect and unworthiness.
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