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Exodus and Egyptian clothing

Question

It says that there are three things that the Jews did not change in Egypt. and one of them is their clothing. if so how did they borrow the Egyptian’s clothing?

Answer

Perhaps there were some clothes which the Egyptians had that weren’t different than what the Jews wore. Today, even chassidic Jews wear some clothing that is similar to the non jews even though they are different in overall appearance.

Rabbi Meir Goldberg