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I have an electric stove for dairy foods and would like to use it for the Yomtov (festival) of Shavuot. Am I allowed to turn it on initially on low heat and then during Yomtov itself raise the temperature of the thermostat in order to warm up dairy food, just as it is permitted to turn the flame on a gas stove higher?

There are no hard and fast rules about white shirts. In general, a white shirt is considered to be a modest but respectable garment, and a person should wear clothing that is respectable.


Also, part of the day is spent standing in prayer in front of the Creator, and this certainly warrants respectable attire.


In any case, the main thing is not the external garments, but rather the spiritual ones, namely, a person’s thought, speech, and deed. Physical clothing is only a means to the end, the goal being purity of spiritual garments.

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