Parsha:

Chukat 

Description

The deep lesson here is that one's clothing betrays identity much more than one's speech. Clothing is no small matter for Jews....Rebbi Yochanan calls clothing, mechabdutai - something that gives one honor... One can look like a prince or one can look like a schlepper. When the Talmud discusses clothing, and honor it is almost always in the context of Shabbat... We communicate our spirituality by how we dress. In a letter, the Lubavitcher Rebbe likens the deep cleaning and fine pressing of the dry cleaners to spiritual renewal.