White Kaepchen, Sargenes, Tallis For R"H and Y"K

1) Is one supposed to wear a white kaepchen [i.e. Yarmulke, Kippa] on Rosh Hashonoh and Yom Kippur? Is there a specific design for the kaepchen?

2) Is a Jeckish Sargenes different from an eastern european Kittel?

3) I understand that the tallis worn on Rosh Hashonoh, Shabbos Tshuvoh, and Yom Kippur is a white tallis with white stripes.

Should one wear one's tallis over one's head for all tefillos on Yom Kippur, if one usually just wears a hat during davening? I understand according to Rabbi J.B. Soloveichik Z"L, those davening are in someway like a beis din and as such require one to wear a tallis over one's head at all times.

Rallis

My understanding is that aveilim r"l wore a black kepchen on the yomim noraim.

golusyekke

Is there a minhog to wear a white yarmulke during the aseres yemei teshuvo? Or is the minhog only to do so at R"H and Y"K davenings?

And what else is there a minhog to have white during those days? I saw someone that his tallis bag in asseres yemei teshuvo is white too.

Meir

I wear a white Yarmulke from the beginning of Selichous until going to Minchoh on Hoshannoh Rabboh afternoon. The reason for this is....

Many years ago I wore a white Yarmulke to work - for whatever reason - during Selichous week. Somebody challenged me about it, to which I told him that it is cut differently so it feels different on the head - to remind me that it is time to do Teshuvah. The fellow smirked at the statement.

When I came to work on Zom Gedalyoh, he told me, "Yehuda , you inspired me. I went to Shul for the first time in many years this Rosh Hashonoh. It was good & I may continue going!"

I never followed up on this, but it is definitely enough of a reason to keep on wearing it the whole period. You will never know whom you will inspire.

Ksiva Vachasima Tova

Yehuda Nathan

What is the source to wear a kittel on Rosh Hashanah? How come not everybody does?

Daniel

My family custom is to wear a white kippa and tallis on RH, YK and Hoshanna Rabbah and white kittel on RH and YK (but not HR)
On Shabbos Shuva I wear a white tallis, but my regular black velvet Shabbos kippah.
I'm not sure, but I think I have heard that even though German Jews wear a tallis before married, they do not have a special white tallis for the the Yomin Noraim until then.
Also, I believe that Rav Soleveitchik said that unmarried Eastern European men who ordinarily don't wear a tallis should do so on YK.

David

Please excuse my ignorance but can you describe the Kaepchen and how it differs from a yarmulke? Where can one obtain one?

Also, I would be very interested to obtain a pattern for the sargenes that you have described or is it possible to purchase or obtain these somehow too?

Since it is my understanding that the MA is not to have the chatan wear a kittel under the chupah, does a bar mitzvah aged boy begin to wear the kittel or sargenes at R'H and Y"K following his Bar Mitzvah? Along with donning a tallit?

If one does not have a sargenes, is it correct to assume that the kittel is an acceptable substitute?

Thank you,

Brian

What is the difference, practically speaking, between a Kittel and a Sargenes?

[The one I wear is made of 100% white linen, I slip it over my head, it has no buttons, the sleeves go to my palms, and the bottom reaches my shoes. Is this considered a Sargenes?]

Rallis