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Aharon's Jewish Books and Judaica
600 South Holly Street Suite 103
Denver, Colorado 80246
303-322-7345
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Judaic - Kittels
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A kittel
(Yiddish: קיטל;, robe) is a white robe worn
on special occasions by Ashkenazi Jews. In western Europe this garment
is called a Sargenes. The word Sargenes is related to the Old french
Serge as well as Latin Serica. The term has mainly fallen out of
use in modern times.
The kittel, or sargenes, is worn on the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah
and Yom Kippur. It is also used as a burial shroud, providing simple
dress that assures equality for all in death.
The wearing of a kittel on the High Holidays is symbolically linked
to its use as a burial shroud, and, to the verse "our sins
shall be made as white as snow" (Isaiah 1:18)
According to many traditions a bridegroom wears a kittel on his wedding
day. Many Jews also wear a kittel when leading the Passover
Seder. In some communities, the cantor wears it during certain
special services during the year, such as the first night of Selichot,
the seventh day of the Holiday
of Sukkot
(also known as Hoshanah Rabbah), the Musaf prayers of Shemini Atzeret
and the first day of Passover, where the prayers for rain (Tefilat
HaGeshem) and dew (Tefilat HaTal) are respectively recited. |