Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Worship, Conversion, Intermarriage (5/12) Previous Document: Question 11.1.8: Dress: Are there any special dress rules or customs for women? Next Document: Question 11.1.10: Dress: What is the large high ceremonial hat that the Rabbi wears in the synagogue called? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Answer: A kittel is a white robe worn in the synagogue on such major festivals as Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. The rabbi wears it, as does the cantor, the blower of the shofar, and male members of Ashkenazi congregations. Before a Seder dinner in traditional households, the leader of the Passover seder dons a kittel, and in Orthodox communities the bridegroom wears it at his wedding. Pious Jews use the kittel as a burial shroud. User Contributions:Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Worship, Conversion, Intermarriage (5/12) Previous Document: Question 11.1.8: Dress: Are there any special dress rules or customs for women? Next Document: Question 11.1.10: Dress: What is the large high ceremonial hat that the Rabbi wears in the synagogue called? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: SCJ FAQ Maintainer <maintainer@scjfaq.org>
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