Identifying as a Man

Now I know it’s a new idea to most people but actually it’s one of the oldest ideas of all. ם≈ׁ ̆יƒּב¿לַי¿ו– That’s what Adam was told. “Clothing is not merely for tznius like you thought originally. And it’s not merely to protect you from the cold or from the heat. Clothing is a demonstration, “I am great!”

When you get dressed, when you wear clothing, it’s like saying, “I now declare that I am the choicest of all creation. Hashem has chosen me. I have unlimited potential, unlimited greatness within me!” םָ„ָ‡ יבƒבָח – How beloved a man is by Hashem, ם∆ל∆ˆ¿ּב ‡ָר¿בƒּנ∆ׁ ̆ – that he was made in the image of Hashem (Avos 3:14). How beloved a man is to Hashem that He gave us garments!