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The Zuchetto has eight panels, while the Yarmulke has many different shapes, sizes, and patterns.

And they have some difference in purpose. The original purpose of the zuchetto was to cover the tonsure, most likely for warmth in the days before central heating. It has become a symbol of tonsure, and therefore the zuchetto is proper for wear by all clerics, not just priests and prelates.

The yarmulke (actually called a kippa (kee-PAH) by the majority of Jews) is a symbolic item. It is meant to be a visible acknowledgment that HaShem (The Creator) is always above us.

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