Why do some of your men choose to wear a men's head covering/Kippot?

        Some of us from Nazarene/Messianic Israel wear a type of Kippot/Headcovering during our Shul time.  There is some confusion as to whether or not this is in "order" since the churches all teach that men are not to have a covering on.  In fact, it is considered bad taste to wear even a hat in the churches and especially bad if you have it on while you pray.  They get this idea from Paul's letter to the Corinthians CJB ( Complete Jewish Bible by David Stern) 1Corinthians 11:4  Every man who prays or prophesies wearing something over his head brings shame to his head.          In our view, the context of this scripture is about men who would wear a "veil" type garment on their head, thus making them look like women.  We know this because the same Greek word is used in reference to a woman's headcovering 2572 -  Ka-ta---(down)   ka-lup-'to---(to cover up, hide) .  If this scripture speaks of a covering for men that "covers up or hides," it is then our understanding that this text does not attempt to change the teachings found in the TaNaK/OT where the priests are commanded to have their head covered. Leviticus 28:40 (ISR) ~~……and you shall make caps (Strongs #4021; mig-ba’ah) for them, for glory and for beauty..  Some many argue that we are not like those priests back in the OT. However, we believe that the scriptures teach otherwise (ISR) 1 Peter/Kefa 2:9 ~~ but you are a CHOSEN RACE, a ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, a SET-APART NATION, a people for a POSSESSION, that you should  proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light,……….  1 Peter/Kefa (ISR) 2:5 ~~ you also, as living stones, are being built up, a spiritual house, a set-apart PRIESTHOOD, to offer up spiritual slaughter offerings acceptable to Elohim(G-d) through Yeshua.     We have come to the conclusion that it is permissible, and even suggested that men wear a type of men's head covering, in order to show the sign of submission to the ALMIGHTY YHWH. In the same way, many of our women have chosen to wear the woman's Head covering .

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