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a) The kittel serves as a reminder that on Yom Kippur we resemble pristine angels; completely divorced from eating, drinking and other material pursuits, and completely united with the One Above.
The Kittel resembles the traditional white linen Jewish burial shroud
c) To recall the verse in Isaiah:2 "If your sins prove to be like crimson, they will become white as snow."
While only married men wear a kittel, in many communities it is customary for the women, too, to don white clothing in honor of the holy day.
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