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Question

Is there a preference to use a white tablecloth on the Shabbat table?

Answer

Shalom and blessings 

There is a mitzvah to cover the table with a tablecloth on Shabbat. 

There are communities that customarily use a white tablecloth, and there are those who use tablecloths of various colors. 

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