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My Kippah, Tallit, and Tefillin

Rabbi Toba August examines how she grew accustomed to wearing traditionally male ritual objects.

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2009, 2010

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Jewish Women's Archive. "My Kippah, Tallit, and Tefillin." (Viewed on June 15, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/toba-august-my-kippah-tallit-and-tefillin>.