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| Estie | Mar 27 2008, 08:01 AM Post #16 |
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aishes chayil
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Sorry about that (and I try to be good about translating - maybe because it is a yiddish word and not hebrew) This is what I got from googling it: A kittel is a white linen robe worn by Jewish men on special occasions to signify purity, holiness and new beginnings. Traditionally, a Jewish man first wears a kittel on his wedding day, thereafter on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Passover, and ultimately as a burial shroud. Kittels are worn by Orthodox men and sometimes by Conservative or Reform Jews if they choose. In Jewish tradition, the color white represents purity and humility. In modern times, one of the readings on Rosh Hashanah is the saying of Isaiah: "Though your sin be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow" (Isaiah 1:18). In the time of the Temple, when the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies on Yom Kippur, he wore simple linen garments instead of his usual golden vestments. The custom of wearing white on the High Holy Days has endured, and observant Jewish men wear a kittel to synagogue on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Women often dress in white on these days as well, and the ark curtain, Torah mantles, and various other synagogue items are also replaced with white versions. On Passover, it is traditional for the man leading the Seder (home Passover meal) to wear a kittel. In this context, the kittel represents release from bondage to a life of freedom. The groom's kittel is seen as paralleling the bride's purity as expressed in her white dress and signifying the new beginning of married life. As an added bonus, there are 32 fringes on the kittel and 32 spells out "heart" when written in Hebrew letters. In some communities it is customary for the bride to give her groom a kittel as a pre-wedding present. Grooms who choose to don a kittel wear it over their tuxedo or suit during the ceremony and usually remove it before breaking the glass or after the ceremony. |
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| zuncompany | Mar 27 2008, 10:11 AM Post #17 |
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fyi- lub doesn't hold men wear it by seder. all my shabbos clothes are winter... way to warm to wear and to dressy. I will look for a shell and cardigan. I need to look good if our special guest comes, so if it happens, I will wear my dressier stuff and suck it up. LOL |
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| realeez | Mar 27 2008, 10:33 AM Post #18 |
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Is it Special Guest from this forum?! :happydance |
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| zuncompany | Mar 27 2008, 10:37 AM Post #19 |
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nope. LOL but if they come they are a special guest! |
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| Its Me | Mar 27 2008, 11:20 AM Post #20 |
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Bala Buste
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LOL imagine that! |
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| npl | Mar 27 2008, 12:20 PM Post #21 |
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Bala Buste
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This year I really don't want to spend time/energy/money on buying clothes for yom tov. I doubt I will be able to go to shul at all, we will probably have very few guests, besides my in-laws. But, nothing I have from last spring/summer fits me right now. I do have some fabric that has been waiting to be made into a skirt since just before I got pregnant with my 3yo! So, maybe I'll make something simple with that. I'll probably buy a couple of simple, co-ordinating sweaters/tops, because they are what gets most dirty. But, I'm sorely tempted to splurge on a new shabbos robe, in a lighter weight fabric. Just have to get organised enough to figure out where and when to shop for it. |
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