Color; Colors

Why do very religious men wear long black garments only, even in summertime? I mean, doesn't it get sort of hot?

It is customary that the person leading the Seder wear a plain white garment, or kittel. Some maintain that the basis for this custom is that the kittel resembles a burial shroud and thus serves to remind one of the futility of vanity and pride. These com...

There is a custom is to wear white clothing, or more specifically, a white robe-like garment called a kittel, on Yom Kippur. In many communities, the kittel is worn exclusively on Yom Kippur. In some traditions, the custom is to wear white on Rosh Hashana...

Even though the widespread custom is not to specifically seek out red wine for Shabbat and holiday Kiddush, we do so for the Passover Seder.

This dates back two millennia to the times of Rabban Gamliel the Elder in the early 1st century.

At one point in Jewish history, some had the custom to wear black as a sign of mourning. What changed?

I recently read that this actually originated with Queen Victoria in the mid-19th century.

I always wondered why tefillin need to be black. Why not just natural leather, or at least something light and cheerful?

Both judgment and loving-kindness are parts of the collective Jewish soul.

The bride's and groom's preparations for the chupah; the atmosphere that prevails throughout the ceremony; the legal and mystical implications of chupah; and much more.