You Are What You Wear - Parshat Tetzaveh 5786

The conventional wisdom is that clothing shapes how others perceive you. That's true, but it's the less interesting half of the story. The more important truth is what clothing does to you. It isn't self-expression after the fact. It is formation in the present. You don't dress to show the world who you already are. You dress to affirm who you are trying to become.This is precisely what Parshat Tetzaveh is about.