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The Symbolism of the Colour White on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

by Rabbi Yaakov Grunewald

The colour white is central to the celebration of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.  The  normal-coloured curtain of the Ark, Parochet, is replaced with a white curtain. The normal-coloured mantles of the Sifrei Torah are changed and covered with white mantles and the Bimah is covered with a beautiful white cloth. In many Orthodox synagogues, […]