Kittel

A kittel (Yiddish: קיטל) is a white linen or cotton robe worn by some religious Ashkenazi Jews on holidays, in the synagogue or at home when leading the Passover seder. Kittels are sometimes worn by grooms. It is also customary for Jews to be buried in a kittel.

This article is about the Jewish robe. For the surname, see Kittel (surname). For the book, see Introduction to Solid State Physics.
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