A kittel is a white linen or cotton robe worn by some religious Ashkenazi Jews on holidays, in the synagogue or at home … 展开

In Ashkenazic tradition, married men wear a kittel in the synagogue on Yom Kippur. In less-traditional synagogues, religious Jews - both men and women - wear a kittel. Some wear a kittel when leading the Passover Seder… 展开

As a tachrichim or burial shroud, the kittel signifies simple attire that assures equality for all in death. Because Jewish law dictates that the dead are buried without anything else in the coffin other than simple linen clothes, a k… 展开