Preparations for Shabbat on Friday
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Question
Is there an obligation to designate special clothes for Shabbat, or is it sufficient to wear regular, clean, and respectable clothes?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha
There is a mitzvah to honor Shabbat with special Shabbat clothing.
One who does not have a special garment for Shabbat may make do with another garment that is laundered, clean, and respectable.
According to Kabbalah, it is very important that all the clothes a person wears on Shabbat be designated specifically for Shabbat and not be weekday clothes.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 262:2; Mishnah Berurah there, note 6.
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