Royal Clothing
And that’s the way to approach all of our dress. The women who have their arms covered at all times and they wear dresses that are a proper length, they should know they're doing a service to Hashem. Hakadosh Baruch Hu considers them like kohanim in their way. Don't think it's a small thing, that it’s agav orcha, just one of the requirements of derech eretz. No! It's glorious! It's more than the ermine cloaks of sovereigns. The golden necklaces of the emperors are nothing compared to the garments of a plain frum woman who’s dressed in a way that the Torah requires of them.
Suppose you do more? Here’s a man who wears a kapote. He wears peyos. Very good! But utilize it! If you're wearing a chassidishe levush and you're putting on certain begadim that you're accustomed to in your kehillah, you should do it with a great sense of achievement. What a great zechus it is to demonstrate, “I'm an eved Hashem.” That's what you're doing it for. You don't want to show you belong to this and this rebbe; that's not the purpose, that you belong to this and this kehillah. No. You belong to Hashem! You should know that such a man is wearing bigdei kehunah. It's such an achievement that the entire world should be jealous of him.
But it’s true for everyone. Every boy or girl who covers himself like loyal Jews, they’re serving Hashem. The clothing is intended to make us kohanei Hashem and so why should we waste such an opportunity? Isn’t it a shame if we don’t utilize that? Every time you put on your clothes, every time you cover your head, even during the day to think about it. At least you should do it at once. If you do it always then ashreichem.
