Meaning & use
Kittel
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A plain white robe traditionally worn by observant Jewish men on Yom Kippur, at their wedding, and eventually as a burial shroud.
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The groom wore a kittel over his suit during the wedding ceremony.
On Yom Kippur, many congregants wear a kitel as a symbol of purity and humility.
A note on using this word
The word comes from Yiddish and is also spelled 'kittel'; its plain white color symbolizes purity and is meant to recall burial garments, reminding the wearer of mortality.
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