tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111375769586013316.post1600963696625857554..comments2023-05-14T06:27:25.797-07:00Comments on Adventures in AliyahLand: Things that are weird in Israel #6: Young guys who wear a kippah even when they're not religious...Tziviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828930310967808828noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111375769586013316.post-12669311051074755852014-04-16T13:17:31.310-07:002014-04-16T13:17:31.310-07:00Hmm... well, it could be that the guy on the platf...Hmm... well, it could be that the guy on the platform is an aveil. Pretty weird, though; I mean, the girls were basically sitting on his lap. Doubt he's on his way to a revival of any kind. And I keep thinking, don't they know about cutting off the sides of their hair??!?Tziviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828930310967808828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111375769586013316.post-59295962330970567372014-04-08T21:08:40.120-07:002014-04-08T21:08:40.120-07:00The Sephardi community is largely mesorati (tradit...The Sephardi community is largely mesorati (traditional), even if they don't see themselves as dati. Of course, like everything else in Israel, it's hard to label people. I can think of a couple of reasons for the kippah-wearing, although I'm sure there are more. First, sometimes guys wear a kippah when they are in aveilut. I've seen it done through the shloshim and through the year (and have also seen people who keep wearing it, even after the year is finished). Second, there are (for lack of a better term) "revival rallies," where well-known rabbis and mekubalim come to speak in a community. They are very well attended by all sectors of sephardi society, and one would definitely wear a kippah. Brachahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867581872280487691noreply@blogger.com