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Aharon and his sons, saying: This is the law of
the olah-offering: It is the olah-offering [that
stays] on the flame, on the Mizbeach, all night
until the morning, and the fire of the Mizbeach
shallbekeptaflame” Why did Moshe wash and dress the Kohanim in their priestly garments in
(Vayikra 6:1-2) front of the entire Jewish nation? The Kohanim were perfectly capable of
doing it themselves. This teaches the true importance of clothing. One’s
external clothes testify to his inner, spiritual attire. Just as it is necessary
to obtain clothing for the body, so too, is it necessary to clothe the
neshamah. Just as the quality of the material enhances the beauty of the
garment, likewise the quality of one’s spiritual garments is dependent on
the perfection and beauty of the “material” woven by his mitzvot. The
garments with which Moshe Rabbeinu dressed the Kohanim represented
the inner spiritual garments of the neshamah. Moshe specifically dressed
the Kohanim in order to teach the entire Jewish nation the significance of
obtaining spiritual garments.
