Mileta Albishe'i Yakira

מילתא אלבישייהו יקירא

 

שבת י, ב וברש"י"Mileta Albishe'i Yakira" – 'A garment whose price is precious to one who is accustomed to wearing it.' In other words, because you are a disciple of Rav and are used to his teachings, you seek them out eagerly.

Rashi uses the metaphor of a precious garment to someone accustomed to wearing it in order to explain the eagerness of a student to continually seek out the teachings of his teacher. Just as a person values an expensive garment they are used to wearing, so too does a student value and seek out the words of Torah from his teacher, to which he is accustomed to listening.

The idea is that these things become precious not only because of their intrinsic value, but due to the habit and personal connection that has been built over time.

In other words, Rashi is explaining that a person cherishes the Torah and seeks out the teachings of his teacher out of a sense of closeness and familiarity, similar to how someone feels a special connection to a garment they regularly wear.