kittel
Jewish ceremonial robe
A kittel is a white linen robe worn by Jewish men on solemn occasions—Yom Kippur, Passover seder, and one's wedding day.
The garment symbolizes purity and equality before God, as well as mortality, since the same robe serves as a burial shroud.
He wore his father's kittel at the seder. (Capitalized Kittel is a surname.)
Long loose outer garment
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- gownLong formal garment
- tunicLoose hip-length top
- linenFlax-derived textile
cotton · white · simple · unadorned · loose · ankle-length · belt · sash
Annual Jewish atonement observance
- PassoverFestival of liberation
- sederPassover ritual meal
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- burialPlacing deceased underground
High Holidays · Rosh Hashanah · synagogue · chuppah · afikoman · leader · donning · preparation
Day of marriage
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- deathCessation of life
- marriageFormal union between partners
- patriarchMale head of family
tradition · inheritance · passed down · family · generations · burial
robe
Long loose outer garment
linen · cotton · white · simple · unadorned · loose · ankle-length · belt · sash · collar
Yom Kippur
Annual Jewish atonement observance
burial · High Holidays · Rosh Hashanah · synagogue · chuppah · afikoman · leader · donning · preparation · sanctity
wedding day
Day of marriage
patriarch · tradition · inheritance · passed down · family · generations · burial
kippah
Traditional Jewish head covering
purity
Uncontaminated quality
- simplicityLack of complexity
- humilityFreedom from arrogance
- mortalityState of eventual death
equality · rebirth · atonement · angels · death · white · clean · unblemished · reminder · spiritual
- Passoverseder plate, Passover, matzah, seder, charoset
- Biblical Attirerobe, robes, tunic, tunics, cloak
- Judaicamenorah, Torah scroll, Talmud, Torah study, mezuzah
- High HolidaysRosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, High Holy Days, shofar, machzor
- Jewish garmentstallit, kippah, yarmulke, tefillin, kaftan
- Jewish mourningshiva, shivah, yahrzeit, sitting shiva, mourning
kittelstreet clothes
Ordinary daily attire
work clothes · casual wear · business attire · business suit · loungewear