Stump the Rabbi: Why doesn’t Chabad wear long jackets like other Chassidim? Rabbi Yossi Paltiel answers.
Stump the Rabbi: Why doesn’t Chabad wear long jackets like other Chassidim? Rabbi Yossi Paltiel answers.
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The alter rebbe in shulchan aruch siman 262, “C” states that it’s part of kavod shabbos to wear long “ישלשל בגדיו כלפי מטה שיראו ארוכים
… ” During the week they would tie up their long coat, so as to be able to work without dragging it in the floor. But on shabbos, let it down long as a sign of no work, kovod shabbos. So wearing long on shabbos isn’t just a custom, it’s actually a halacha in shulchan aruch!
If so, the question really should be how come other chassidim wear bigdei shabbos all week? Not how come we don’t.
Also, if it’s a halacha, how come bochurim don’t wear long on shabbos?