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On 30-Apr-12 10:52 PM, Prof. Levine wrote:<br>
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Rav Shamshon Rephael Hirsch says that white is a distinguished
color,
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the color of purity, righteousness, and innocence. It is the
color of
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a special breed. When every country turns to Apikursus and cloak
<br>
themselves in righteousness, only then will Moshiach come and
spread
<br>
true purity on the world.<br>
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If white is the color of purity, then why do so many Orthodox
men
wear black, and why do I see a trend amongst observant women to
favor wearing black over clothing of other colors? YL</font>
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Same reason that in all the pictures I have seen of RSRH, he himself
wore black.<br>
<br>
Akiva<br>
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