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In order to assess whether women are required to cover their heads when praying or reciting <\/span>berakhot<\/span><\/i>, we must first clarify the law regarding men. Originally, a few eminent sages practiced the extra pious custom of not walking four <\/span>amot<\/span><\/i> bareheaded. Rav Huna b. R. Yehoshua is praised for not having walked four <\/span>amot<\/span><\/i> without a head covering (<\/span>Shabbat<\/span><\/i> 118b). He said, \u201cIndeed the <\/span>Shekhina<\/span><\/i> is above my head, so how can I go around with it uncovered?\u201d (<\/span>Kiddushin<\/span><\/i> 31a). Similarly, the Talmud teaches (<\/span>Shabbat<\/span><\/i> 156b) that after it was made known to Rav Na\u0125man bar Yitz\u0125ak\u2019s mother that he would become a thief according to his astrological sign, she was extremely meticulous about keeping his head covered constantly, enabling him to grow in Torah and <\/span>mitzvot<\/span><\/i>. Once, when his head covering fell, the evil inclination attacked him and his temptation to steal dates from the palm tree overtook him. He then understood his mother\u2019s strictness. In time, this extra pious act became accepted in all of Israel until it became an obligatory custom (SA<\/span> <\/i>2:6).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Some<\/span> poskim<\/span><\/i> say that there is an obligation to cover one\u2019s head while mentioning God\u2019s name and reciting <\/span>berakhot<\/span><\/i>. Others maintain that while there is no specific obligation for men to cover their heads when mentioning God\u2019s name and reciting <\/span>berakhot<\/span><\/i>, accepted custom requires the covering of one\u2019s head throughout the whole day, including when mentioning God\u2019s name. <\/span>Shul\u0125an Arukh<\/span><\/i> cites the stringent opinion as <\/span>halakha<\/span><\/i>, according to which one is required to cover his head when mentioning God\u2019s name and reciting <\/span>berakhot<\/span><\/i> (91:3; 206:3). 1<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Sofrim 14:15 states that according to the tanna kama it is permissible to mention God\u2019s name bareheaded, whereas others forbid it. Rabbeinu Yeru\u0125am and Or Zaru\u2019a 2:43 rule that it is forbidden to recite berakhot without a yarmulke, and this is also the ruling of SA 91:3 and 206:3. However, Or Zaru\u2019a states that the rabbis of France customarily recited berakhot bareheaded. Rambam\u2019s opinion (MT, Laws of Prayer 5:1 and 5) is that a head covering is necessary for the Amida, but when reciting berakhot there is no need. Pri \u0124adash 91:3 and Gra 8:6 state that a head covering is not technically required for reciting berakhot, as implied by the Gemara\u2019s explanation of the order of Birkhot Ha-sha\u0125ar (Berakhot 60b): all the berakhot recited before Oter Yisrael are recited without a yarmulke. Thus, Rosh, Mikhtam, Rashba, and other Rishonim, as well as Beit Yosef \u00a746 and Responsa Maharshal \u00a772, who interpret the Gemara to mean that each berakha of Birkhot Ha-sha\u0125ar was said immediately upon performing the action, would agree that there is technically no requirement to wear a yarmulke to say God\u2019s name. However the practice for men is clear: they need a yarmulke for all matters of sanctity, as SA rules. It has even become the accepted custom not to walk four amot without a yarmulke (see Peninei Halakha: Prayer, ch. 5 n. 3). ↩<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    In order to assess whether women are required to cover their heads when praying or reciting berakhot, we must first clarify the law regarding men. Originally, a few eminent sages practiced the extra pious custom of not walking four amot bareheaded. Rav Huna b. R. Yehoshua is praised for not having walked four amot without […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-03-10"],"yoast_head":"\n05. 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