Sometimes, people think about the clothing that they purchased for Yom Tov, whether they got it for a good price, etc.—their minds are 100 percent occupied with things that have nothing to do with the Ribbono shel Olam. And it is all ostensibly “l’kavod Yom Tov.” Such a person hasn’t departed from the Shulchan Aruch, which exhorts us to purchase new clothing for ourselves and our family for Yom Tov. He did what he was supposed to! But he is lacking the neshamah, and it’s truly a shame!
It’s a shame, because there’s so much enjoyment to be derived from a Yom Tov—and sometimes we deprive ourselves of this enjoyment when we go through the motions without thinking about the pnimiyus, the essence.
A Yid must constantly be present in what he’s doing and remember that he’s making a hachanah for the holy Yom Tov. This Yid does everything his wife asks him to do, he goes and he comes, he brings and he takes, and he takes care of everything he has to—but at the same time, he constantly remembers that he’s now preparing for Yom Tov. He knows that this is the ratzon Hashem.
