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Wearing a yarmulke is a minhag. Not putting a stumbling block is d'oreisa.

Yet, I have noticed that Torah observant boys and young men play sports like basketball, flag football, and soccer with yarmulkes, even though there is a very good chance that they will fall off and cause someone to trip.

Is it assur to play sports with a yarmulke?

Craig Feinstein
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    not according to the Taz 8:3 – sam Nov 18 '13 at 00:31
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    Under circumstances where it would be dangerous to play sports while wearing a yarmulke, i.e. where it is likely to fall and trip someone, it's obvious that one may not do so. However, this doesn't generally seem like a realistic scenario. – Fred Nov 18 '13 at 00:51
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    puting aside the discussion of whether there is "a very good chance that they will fall off and cause someone to trip", there is also a discussion whether the prohibition of placing a stumbling block is actually referring to a physical stumbling block, see here (and linked questions): http://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/16772/did-people-ever-place-actual-physical-stumbling-blocks-before-the-blind – Menachem Nov 18 '13 at 01:41
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    @Fred: "it's obvious one may not do so". Play sports or wear the Yarmulke? – Gershon Gold Nov 18 '13 at 02:21
  • @GershonGold It's obvious that one may not do anything if you accept the premise that it is dangerous to oneself or others. I don't accept the premise, but it was built into the question. (I was not trying to say that playing sports without a yarmulke would be an acceptable alternative; I wasn't commenting on that point whatsoever). – Fred Nov 18 '13 at 02:25
  • ...that's what the bobby pins are for.... – Gary Nov 18 '13 at 02:30
  • Don't we have something around here about its not being literal? – Seth J Nov 18 '13 at 02:47
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    I don't think the danger of tripping over someone's yarmulke is the biggest danger athletes face... – Ariel K Nov 18 '13 at 03:21
  • The same could be asked about tzitzs it is too hot(dehydration) wear while playing sports so one should be able to take it off.i don't think it is a vaild argument. – sam Nov 18 '13 at 03:30
  • @SethJ http://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/29561 – msh210 Nov 18 '13 at 04:19
  • @msh210, and http://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/16772/5. Y"K. – Seth J Nov 18 '13 at 04:31
  • Why did this question get downvotes? – Craig Feinstein Nov 20 '13 at 15:04
  • @CraigFeinstein - I didn't downvote it, but I conjecture that it was downvoted because it assumed something should be assur instead of asking. – Shmuel Nov 24 '13 at 21:35
  • That's a good point @ShmuelL. – Craig Feinstein Nov 25 '13 at 15:10
  • I just edited the question. – Craig Feinstein Nov 25 '13 at 15:12

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Many who play attach their Yarmulkas via a bobby pin or Kippon. This assures that it will remain on their head and not fall off while playing sports.

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