Dignified Clothing for Shabbat
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For Shabbat, for all the reasons
Topic: Honoring Shabbat
Question: What is considered dignified clothing for Shabbat, and why is it observed so carefully?
Topic: Honoring Shabbat
Question: What is considered dignified clothing for Shabbat, and why is it observed so carefully?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha
There is a mitzvah to “honor” Shabbat.
We fulfill this mitzvah by receiving Shabbat as we would receive an important person: with a clean home, in dignified and clean clothing, and with general conduct that expresses respect.
There is no precise definition of what is considered “dignified,” and it is reasonable that this varies between places and times. For example, in Eastern countries until about a hundred years ago it was customary to wear long white garments. In Western countries, people would wear pressed suits.
[There are communities that have the custom to wear special clothing for Shabbat, such as shiny black suits or fur hats, but this is not halacha; it is the custom of those communities].
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