--- title: Israeli Barber Designs 'Magic' Yarmulke That is Basically a Toupee description: Blends in with the wearer's hair canonical: https://time.com/3680158/israel-hairy-yarmulke/ author: Charlotte Alter article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-23T16:12:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:16:12.262Z og:title: Israeli Barber Designs 'Magic' Yarmulke That is Basically a Toupee og:description: Blends in with the wearer's hair og:url: https://time.com/3680158/israel-hairy-yarmulke/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt572f12cb3011a9aa/69877b87e20a875a4fa84adf/magic-yarmulke-kippah-hair-jews-israel.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Israeli hairdresser Shalom Koresh places a yarmulke, a skullcap made of hair samples, on a man's head in the city of Rehovot, Israel on Jan. 21, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Israeli Barber Designs 'Magic' Yarmulke That is Basically a Toupee twitter:description: Blends in with the wearer's hair twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt572f12cb3011a9aa/69877b87e20a875a4fa84adf/magic-yarmulke-kippah-hair-jews-israel.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Israeli Barber Designs 'Magic' Hairy Yarmulke That is Basically a Toupée > Sponsored content. 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Israeli hairdresser Shalom Koresh places a yarmulke, a skullcap made of hair samples, on a man's head in the city of Rehovot, Israel on Jan. 21, 2015.Dan Balilty—AP  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Jan 23, 2015 4:12 PM UTC An Israeli barber has designed a [hair-covered skullcap](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/magic-yarmulke-aims-protect-european-jews-attacks-093001219.html#aTfuTgG) so that devout Jews can cover their heads without advertising their religion. Shalom Koresh says he designed the “magic” yarmulke (also known as a kippa) to help Jews avoid trouble amid rising anti-Semitism in Europe. The yarmulke, which is designed to look just like hair on your head, has already attracted considerable interest in France and Belgium. “This skullcap is washable, you can brush it, you can dye it,” Koresh told the [Associated Press.](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/magic-yarmulke-aims-protect-european-jews-attacks-093001219.html#aTfuTgG) “It was created so people could feel comfortable going to places where they are afraid to go, or places where they can’t wear it, and feel secure.” While it’s not explicitly designed for this purpose, the “magic” yarmulke could have the added benefit of helping some men cover up signs of encroaching baldness, since it can be custom made to fit in exactly with hair color or texture. The “Magic Kippa” is sold online. A synthetic hair kippa costs around $56, and a real-hair one costs around $91. \[[_AP_](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/magic-yarmulke-aims-protect-european-jews-attacks-093001219.html#aTfuTgG)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3680158/israel-hairy-yarmulke/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3680158/israel-hairy-yarmulke/"},"headline":"Israeli Barber Designs 'Magic' Hairy Yarmulke That is Basically a Toupée","datePublished":"2015-01-23T16:12:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:16:12.262Z","description":"Blends in with the wearer's hair","url":"https://time.com/3680158/israel-hairy-yarmulke/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Israel","jews","World","anti-semitism","magic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt572f12cb3011a9aa/69877b87e20a875a4fa84adf/magic-yarmulke-kippah-hair-jews-israel.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Charlotte Alter","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt572f12cb3011a9aa/69877b87e20a875a4fa84adf/magic-yarmulke-kippah-hair-jews-israel.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Israeli hairdresser Shalom Koresh places a yarmulke, a skullcap made of hair samples, on a man's head in the city of Rehovot, Israel on Jan. 21, 2015.","caption":"Israeli hairdresser Shalom Koresh places a yarmulke, a skullcap made of hair samples, on a man's head in the city of Rehovot, Israel on Jan. 21, 2015.","creditText":"Dan Balilty—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3680158/israel-hairy-yarmulke/","name":"Israeli Barber Designs 'Magic' Hairy Yarmulke That is Basically a Toupée"}}]}] ```