Is wearing white Shabbat garments (as opposed to nice clothes generally) required or problematic?
Synopsis
The Biur Halacha addresses wearing a white garment on Shabbat, noting that if it appears presumptuous (yuhara) one should not do so; however in one's home a person may do as he wishes.
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