Derasha 3 on Bereishis 3:21

TT #148 · Parashas Bereishis · Third Aliyah · Passuk 21

Complete Passuk

וַיַּ֩עַשׂ֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים לְאָדָ֧ם וּלְאִשְׁתּ֛וֹ כׇּתְנ֥וֹת ע֖וֹר וַיַּלְבִּשֵֽׁם׃

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Source Citation

TT points to Sotah 14a (verified).

E-Daf image (Sotah 14a)

Core Text

Core Textוַיַּלְבִּשֵׁם — מִכָּאן שֶׁמִּמִּדַּת הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְהַלְבִּישׁ עֲרוּמִּים.
English of Core Text: “And He clothed them” — from here [we learn] that it is a characteristic of the Holy One, blessed be He, to clothe the naked.
On the daf / in context: One of the classic midrashic sources for imitating God’s acts of kindness: clothing the naked.
Type of Learning: Custom (God clothes the naked)
What Is Learned: Clothing the naked is a divine trait, modeled in God’s clothing of Adam and Chavah.