yarmulke
noun
yar·mul·ke
ˈyä-mə-kə 
ˈyär-mə(l)-kə
ˈyär-mə(l)-kə
: a skullcap worn especially by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish males in the synagogue and the home
Examples of yarmulke in a Sentence
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On Wednesday, a couple of the activists on the lawn wore yarmulkes, as did many of the counter-protesters.
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Rabbi Ariel Stone, who leads a progressive congregation in Portland, says he’s heard of instances of overt antisemitism when people wear yarmulkes.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
The lawsuit also led to the NYPD changing its policy in 2020, to stop requiring people to remove religious head coverings such as hijabs or yarmulkes after their arrest, with limited exemptions if the covering obscured the individual’s facial features.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Michalek turned back to the man in the yarmulke.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
Here, young men wearing yarmulkes spend their days studying both the Torah and military strategy.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Recent antisemitic acts nationwide include graffiti and vandalism at Jewish stores, restaurants and institutions, shots fired in the vicinity of synagogues and assaults on people wearing yarmulkes, Star of David pendants or other Jewish apparel.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
Like the prophet, Moses Schneider experiences not only life-changing fire (a nod to the burning bush), but also moments of vocation and epiphany, such as when a supernatural force seems to prevent him from putting his dead son’s yarmulke back on that snowman, where an unknown person had placed it.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
Nissel, who wore a yarmulke, was left dazed and bloodied by the attack.
—Gabriel San Román, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Rabbi Ariel Stone, who leads a progressive congregation in Portland, says he’s heard of instances of overt antisemitism when people wear yarmulkes.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
The lawsuit also led to the NYPD changing its policy in 2020, to stop requiring people to remove religious head coverings such as hijabs or yarmulkes after their arrest, with limited exemptions if the covering obscured the individual’s facial features.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Michalek turned back to the man in the yarmulke.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
Here, young men wearing yarmulkes spend their days studying both the Torah and military strategy.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Recent antisemitic acts nationwide include graffiti and vandalism at Jewish stores, restaurants and institutions, shots fired in the vicinity of synagogues and assaults on people wearing yarmulkes, Star of David pendants or other Jewish apparel.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
Like the prophet, Moses Schneider experiences not only life-changing fire (a nod to the burning bush), but also moments of vocation and epiphany, such as when a supernatural force seems to prevent him from putting his dead son’s yarmulke back on that snowman, where an unknown person had placed it.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
Nissel, who wore a yarmulke, was left dazed and bloodied by the attack.
—Gabriel San Román, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
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“Yarmulke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yarmulke. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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