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Wearing White Clothes on Yom Kippur

Question

Am I required to wear a white shirt on Yom Kippur?

Answer

It is not obligatory. However, there is a custom to do so in order to resemble the ministering angels.

Source

Shulchan Aruch (Siman 605, Se'if 4), and see there in the Rema regarding wearing a white kittel.

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