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kittel
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈkɪt.əl/ us /ˈkɪt̬.əl/
a white robe (= a long, loose piece of clothing) worn by traditional Jews on some religious occasions:
On Yom Kippur, the rabbi wears a white robe called a kittel.
Jewish males are buried in a tallit and sometimes also a kittel.
In Orthodox synagogues, many men in the congregation wear a kittel.
A kittel is worn by prayer leaders and some observant traditional Jews on the High Holidays.
It is traditional for the head of the household to wear a kittel at the Passover seder in some communities.
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