This is a common concern in our world, too. I hear from
people “I would come to services, but it’s ‘casual Friday!’” (of course, here
in Portland, it’s always “casual Friday!”). Guests, who come to services for
the first time are concerned about what to wear.
Maybe it depends not on what’s happening inside the
synagogue, but what’s happening outside:
R. Ashi said: I saw R. Kahana, when
there was trouble in the world, removing his cloak, clasp his hands, and pray,
saying, ‘[I pray] like a slave before his master.’
When there was peace, he would put
it on, cover and enfold himself and pray, quoting, ‘Prepare to meet thy God, O
Israel.’ (Amos 4:12)
Or maybe, its less about what one wears on the outside when
praying than what one prays on the inside while wearing.
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