(¯`·._- diaspora girl -_.·´¯) - hand-made crochet kippot for women

Being a life-long member of the oppressive Jewish patriarchy, I never gave much thought to the fashion implications of kippot. I've got a handful from various weddings and bar mitzvahs; my son has my wedding-day Bukharan kippah. For me, a kippah is a matter of observance and function, an innate part of Jewish identity. For women who want to cover their heads, however, the issue is fraught with emotional baggage (I really do need to brush up on my Deborah Tannen gender theory to be more sensitive to these matters).

Fortunately, wisdom began when I discovered the bright pink website of Diaspora Girl.

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